Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures
n, use of
air-cooling systems, use of evaporation systems.
During periods of hot weather, when the temperature
exceeds 30° C for large parts of the day [...] 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 [...] 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