Crop load and fruit quality distribution within canopy of 'Spring Lady' peach trees trained to 'Central leader' and 'Y shape'

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 465, Issue , 1998, Pages 621-628

  Caruso, T ^a   Di Vaio, C ^a   Inglese, P ^b   Pace, L S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fruit size; Training system

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0004663935     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.465.78     Document Type: Article

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