Seasonal changes in total nonstructural carbohydrates within branches and roots of naturally 'off' and 'on' 'Kerman' pistachio trees

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 856-862

  Nzima, Muntubani D S ^a   Martin, George C ^b   Nishijima, Chic ^b  

^a Department of Research ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Biennial bearing; Carbohydrate concentration; Competition; Pistachia vera; Remobilization; Sources and sinks

Indexed keywords

PISTACHIA; PISTACHIA VERA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0030838222     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.6.856     Document Type: Article

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