Pollination effects on fruit mineral composition, seeds and cropping characteristics of 'Braeburn' apple trees

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 169-180

  Volz, Richard K ^a   Tustin, D Stuart ^a   Ferguson, Ian B ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calcium; Flowering date; Fruit set; Malus domestica; Spur leaves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030266474     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00934-X     Document Type: Article

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