Nitrogen stimulated increases in peach yields are associated with extended fruit development period and increased fruit sink capacity

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 772-777

  Saenz, J L ^a   DeJong, T M ^a   Weinbaum, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit growth; Relative growth rate; Sink strength; Source; Thinning

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0030719533     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.6.772     Document Type: Article

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