A warm February is causing concern for Iowans with gardens and outdoor plants Recent warm temperatures across Iowa have many gardeners concerned as they see buds on trees and shrubs swell and break, ...
Bud dormancy allows perennial plants to survive winter, but insufficient winter chill under warming climates disrupts this natural cycle and reduces flowering quality. This study identifies the ...
A new forecasting model based on gene activity predicts when Japan’s cherry buds awake from dormancy
Expression levels of DAM4 decrease throughout winter with each day below 10.1°C. After around 61 days, DAM4 activity is low enough for endodormancy to break. Before cherry trees can flower, the buds ...
Gardening has a language all its own. As an example of the sometimes-quirky terms, I’m afraid our perennials will heave because of the open winter, and I’m concerned that a too-early bud break on ...
Bud dormancy is an essential adaptive mechanism that enables perennial plants to survive unfavourable environmental conditions by temporarily suspending growth. This state is controlled by ...
Now, before the buds break, before the sap flows, between the late winter-early spring storms, we prune. We prune to shape, to encourage strong growth in the trees. First, we need to know how. Always ...
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