Composition and quality of 'Braeburn' apples under reduced irrigation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Kilili, A W ^a   Behboudian, M H ^a   Mills, T M ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Apple colour; Firmness; Malus domestica; Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI); Water relations; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030293630     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00939-9     Document Type: Article

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