Fruit set and the effective pollination period in apple and pear as affected by bloom and post-bloom temperature

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 423, Issue , 1996, Pages 193-199

  Tromp, J ^a   Borsboom, O ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mains domestica Borkh; Pyrus communis L.

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0006812810     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.423.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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