Tree Pollination Under Global Climate Change by Fernando Ramírez & Jose Kallarackal

Author:Fernando Ramírez & Jose Kallarackal
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Another severe impact of climate change is flooding. Heavy rains that occur as a consequence of climate change, through the dry period of the year, affect fruit trees within orchards that do not have an effective drainage system (Fischer et al. 2016). Waterlogged fruit trees devoid of adaptations to thrive in inundation, suffer from root anaerobic conditions that lead to anoxic conditions (Das 2012; Dwivedi and Dwivedi 2012). If the waterlogged conditions prevail, tree physiological events such as flowering and pollination are adversely impacted. The effects of waterlogging on pollination depend on the water level, whether the flowers are completely covered or not. Also, flowers could experience detachment or decay due to abnormal physiological conditions as a result of their internal decay process that begins with root anaerobic conditions (Das 2012; Dwivedi and Dwivedi 2012).

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