Cuticular fractures in fruits of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) affect fruit quality negatively and their development is influenced by cultivar and rootstock

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 468, Issue , 1998, Pages 671-676

  Sekse, Lars ^a  

^a Ullensvang Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Cuticular fractures; Rootstock; Sweet cherry fruit

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 0001517033     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.468.84     Document Type: Conference Paper

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