Fall foliar-applied boron increases tissue boron concentration and nut set of almond

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Nyomora, Agnes M S ^a   Brown, Patrick H ^a   Freeman, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowering; Foliar fertilization; Micronutrients; Pollination; Prunus dulcis

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 0030880104     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.3.405     Document Type: Article

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