Evaluation of fruit quality of apricot cultivars and selections

Journal of Tree Fruit Production

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-86

  Ledbetter, C A ^a   Gómez, Encarna ^b   Burgos, L ^c   Peterson, Sherry ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario   (Spain)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidity; Breeding; Brix; Color; Firmness; Maturity; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0005005168     PISSN: 10551387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J072v01n02_06     Document Type: Article

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