Assimilate allocation to vegetative and fruit growth

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 465, Issue , 1998, Pages 409-414

  Ben Mimoun, M ^a   Genard M ^a   Besset, J ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UERI   (France)

Author keywords

Assimilate competition; Fruit bearing shoot; Leaf fruit ratio; Leaves; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0008116251     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.465.51     Document Type: Article

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