Breeding blueberries for the new century

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 446, Issue , 1997, Pages 227-233

  Ehlenfeldt, Mark K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall fruiting; Summer flowering; V. boreale; V. cylindraceum; V. smallii

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM;

EID: 0005371314     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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