Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "needle abscission"
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Determining the Link Between Certain Hydraulic Properties and Postharvest Needle Abscission in Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.)
(2015)The goal of this project was to better understand the link between certain hydraulic properties and postharvest needle abscission (PNA) in balsam fir. Balsam fir branches were kept under various conditions to measure and ... -
THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN LIPIDS AND FATTY ACIDS DURING POSTHARVEST NEEDLE ABSCISSION, THEIR ROLE IN COLD ACCLIMATION, ULTRA-STRUCTURAL CHANGES, AND NEEDLE ABSCISSION RESISTANCE IN BALSAM FIR, ABIES BALSAMEA, L.
(2021-05-05)Balsam fir is an important species of Atlantic Canada’s Christmas tree and greenery industries that is suffering due to excessive needle loss postharvest. A series of investigations were carried out to: (i) characterize ...