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[Julian Cuevas]

Somebody there knows if flower induction is a condition of the bud or a 
condition acquired for the branch/shoot in which the bud develop?. If a 
condition of the bud, what it happens to the buds being formed in the 
shoot after flower induction occur? Are they affected or they remain 
undifferentiated? I'm working with olive, a subtropical tree crop with a 
very intense alternate bearing habit likely due to lack of flower 
induction in years with heavy crop load. Any comment or reference would 
be welcome.