Pollination requirements of three highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 891-896

  MacKenzie, Kenna E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit set; Fruiting; Pollen; Seed set

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0030726598     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.6.891     Document Type: Article

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