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SUBMITTER: Nussbaumer A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093476 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20200324 1
Years with high fruit production, known as mast years, are the usual reproduction strategy of European beech. Harsh weather conditions such as frost during flowering can lead to pollination failure in spring. It has been assumed that mast is controlled by flowering, and that after successful pollination, high amounts of fruits and seeds would be produced. However, the extremely hot and dry European summer of 2018 showed that despite successful pollination, beechnuts did not develop or were only ...[more]