Improvement in kiwifruit storage life caused by withholding early-season irrigation

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-28

  Reid, J B ^a   Brash, D W ^b   Sorensen, I B ^a   Bycroft, B ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Drought; Fruit firmness; Fruit storage; Irrigation; Kiwifruit; Water deficits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001879647     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1996.9513931     Document Type: Article

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