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. 2008 Jun 4;102(2):287–293. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcn091

Table 1.

Outline of day/night temperatures (°C) and timing of treatments in the temperature-shock experiments

Treatment stage
Treatment Pre-anthesis Pre-treatment Induction* Ripening
Mid → Low Glasshouse 22/22 12/12 22/22
Mid → High Glasshouse 20/10 30/20 30/15
High → Mid Glasshouse 30/15 18/12 30/15

*Induction started at 550 degree-days after anthesis and lasted 8 calendar days.

Mid → High planted in a glasshouse on 25 May 2006 and transferred during June 2006. Other treatments were planted in a glasshouse on 2 Dec. 2005 and transferred during Feb. 2006.