Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. Bibliography: leaves 143-167. Temperature may affect fruit-set in grapevines through its effect on the development of the flowers up to flower opening and on pollination, be it on the germination of the pollen and the growth of the pollen tube, or on the post-fertilisation growth of the ovule.

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 143-167. / xvi, 176 leaves, [17] leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Temperature may affect fruit-set in grapevines through its effect on the development of the flowers up to flower opening and on pollination, be it on the germination of the pollen and the growth of the pollen tube, or on the post-fertilisation growth of the ovule. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, 1996