BBCH-scale (pome fruit)

In biology, the BBCH-scale for pome fruit describes the phenological development of fruits such as apples and pears using the BBCH-scale.

The phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of pome fruit are:

1 From terminal bud

References

cite journal
last = Meier
first = U.
coauthors = H. Graf, M. Hess, W. Kennel, R. Klose, D. Mappes, D. Seipp, R. Stauss, J. Streif, T. van den Boom
title = Phänologische Entwick-lungsstadien des Kernobstes (Malus domestica Borkh. und Pyrus communis L.), des Steinobstes (Prunus-Arten), der Johannisbeere (Ribes-Arten) und der Erdbeere (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.).
journal = Nachrichtenbl. Deut. Pflanzenschutzd.
volume = 46
pages = 141–153
date = 1994

External links

* [http://www.bba.de/veroeff/bbch/bbcheng.pdf A downloadable version of the BBCH Scales]