Flowering and fruiting of purple passion fruit at Thika.
Abstract
Vines started to flower 5 months after transplanting. The flowers opened between 7 and 9 a.m., depending on the weather conditions, and they remained open until 10 a.m. the following day. Fruit set of flowers covered with paper bags was 60%, and this increased to 83% for uncovered flowers. Fruits attained their maximum size and full maturity 24 and 88 days, respectively, after anthesis. Fruiting was seasonal and production declined markedly over a 3-year period.
URI
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19840319523.html?resultNumber=3&q=au%3A%22Gachanja%2C+S.+P.%22http://hdl.handle.net/11295/91824
Citation
East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 1978, publ. 1981 Vol. 44 No. 1 pp. 47-51Publisher
University of Nairobi