Irrigation and crop load interactions in relation to apple yield and fruit size distribution

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-414

  Naor, A ^a   Klein, I ^b   Doron, I ^c   Gal, Y ^c   Ben David, Z ^d   Bravdo, B ^e  

^a Golan Research Institute   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^d Research and Development   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0030847537     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.3.411     Document Type: Article

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