ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PERSIMMONS

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A. D. Mowat¹ and A. P. George²

1. INTRODUCTION
   1. Origin and Distribution
2. PHENOLOGY
   1. Vegetative Development
   2. Reproductive Development
   3. Fruit development
   4. Productivity
3. IRRADIANCE
   1. Photosynthesis
   2. Evocation and Fruit set
   3. Fruit quality
4. TEMPERATURE
   1. Growth and Development
   2. Low Temperature Stress
   3. High Temperature Stress
5. WATER
   1. Drought stress
   2. Water logging
   3. Humidity
6. WIND
7. CONCLUSIONS
8. References

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¹The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand, ²Department of Primary Industries, Maroochy Horticultural Research Station, Post Office Box 5083, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, Nambour, Queensland 4560, Australia.

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Originally published in the Handbook of Environmental Physiology of Fruit Crops Vol 1 chapter 8 Ed.Schaffer & Andersen. Reprinted with permission.