Influence of Temperature and Photoperiod on Flower Induction and Inflorescence Development in Sweet Orange.
At low temperature (15° C.day/5° C.night) flowering of sweet orange cuttings was not photoperiodically controlled, occurring at 16-, 12-, and 8-hour photoperiods. When plants were transferred, after varying periods of low temperature (15°/8° C.) to warm conditions (30°/25° C.), growth of the buds commenced within a few days of transfer. Flowering response to length of the cold treatment appeared to be quantitative.