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At the beginning of flowering, all stomata were closed.
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e0“At the beginning of flowering, all stomata were closed, but secretion traces were observed near well-developed outer cuticular ledges”
Title
Characteristics of blooming, floral nectaries and nectar of Malus sargentii Rehd.
Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska; Marta Dmitruk Acta Agrobotanica 2012. doi:10.5586/aa.2009.003
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- Observation Flower opening peaked between 11:00 and 13:00.
- Observation Insect visitation was greatest during the peak flower opening period.
- Observation Bees accounted for 90% of flower visitors.
- Observation Bumblebees accounted for 6% of flower visitors.
- Observation Butterflies accounted for 4% of flower visitors.
- Observation Flowers lived five days.
- Observation Flowers produced an average of 0.71 mg nectar.
- Observation Nectar sugar content averaged 32%.
- Observation Nectaries were orange-yellow and hypanthial.
- Observation The protruding nectariferous tissue classifies the nectaries as automorphic.
- Observation Nectary epidermal cells had distinct cuticle folds.
- Observation A few stomata occurred only at the nectary base.
- Observation Secretion traces occurred near developed outer cuticular ledges.