Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures
protection, the
plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant
and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of
the plant. This is undesirable [...] energy from the plant, and it is one of the first processes to fall by the wayside if the plant cannot produce
enough assimilates. In the act of self protection [...] can
be used to reduce the amount of heat coming into
the greenhouse.
An infrared thermometer can help to gain certainty
about the effect of temperature