@article{Skeete:257054,
      recid = {257054},
      author = {Skeete, Stevenson E.},
      title = {THE PHENOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF FRUIT CROPS IN BARBADOS},
      address = {1995-07-10},
      number = {1889-2017-868},
      pages = {13},
      year = {1995},
      abstract = {Over a 10-year period (1984-1994), observations were made  on the phenological changes occurring in fruit trees/crops.  In an orchard at Codrington Agricultural Station,  internationally important cultivars of mango (Mangifera  indica), citrus (Citrus spp.), avocado (Persea americana)  and carambola (Averrhoa carambola) were monitored. Other  species were observed at various locations. Information on  flowering and fruit production trends is presented. The  period of February to April was a strong flowering peak for  species that exhibit synchronous rhythmic bearing habits,  although a weaker peak often occurred in the October to  November period. July to October was a strong peak, period  for fruit maturation when all species were taken into  account. A particular group of species had fruiting peaks  only in the May to July period. Some species had two  fruiting peaks; one occurring around May to July and a  second around October to January. The observed variations  in annual growth and production rhythms among and within  species seem to be sufficiently distinct as to require  different management strategies (including spatial  arrangement). The phenological patterns of the  species/cultivars are discussed in relation to orchard  management approaches in the Barbados environment.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/257054},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.257054},
}