Influence of European red mite on leaf and whole-canopy carbon dioxide exchange, yield, fruit size, quality, and return cropping in 'Starkrimson Delicious' apple trees

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 954-958

  Lakso, A N ^a   Mattii, G B ^a,b   Nyrop, J P ^a,c   Denning, S S ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Dept of Entomology ^*

Author keywords

carbon balance; integrated pest management; leaf area; leaf fruit ratio; Malus domestica; Panonychus ulmi; photosynthesis; sink; source

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANONYCHUS ULMI;

EID: 0030458809     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.954     Document Type: Article

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