Rootstock influences seasonal dry matter and carbohydrate content and partitioning in aboveground components of 'Flordaprince' peach trees

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 673-679

  Caruso, T ^a,d   Inglese, P ^b,d   Sidari, M ^b   Sottile, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Department of Horticulture ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Persica; Prunus; Soluble sugars; Starch; Yield efficiency

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS CERASIFERA; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0030827724     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.5.673     Document Type: Article

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