Estimating cold stress in 'Beautiful Arcade' apple roots using electrical impedance analysis

HortTechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-58

  Privé, Jean Pierre ^a   Zhang, M I N ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,5 triphenyl tetrazolium chloride; Cole Cole function; Electrical conductivity; Freeze thaw; Malus domestica; TTC; Winter injury

Indexed keywords

MALUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030067086     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.6.1.54     Document Type: Review

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