Training and shading effects on vegetative and reproductive growth and fruit quality of apple

Gartenbauwissenschaft

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 207-213

  Chen, K ^a   Hu, G Q ^a   Lenz, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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FUNGI; FUSINUS AMPHIURGUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030708593     PISSN: 0016478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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