Fruit colour, leaf nitrogen level, and tree vigour in ‘Fuji’ apples

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-399

  Marsh, K B ^a   Volz, R K ^a   Cashmore, W ^a   Reay, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Apple; Chlorophyll; Chroma; Fruit nitrogen; Leaf nitrogen; Mains domestica; Red colour; Tree vigour

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030467576     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1996.9513976     Document Type: Article

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