Yield formation in Brussels sprouts

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 711-721

  Everaarts, A P ^a   Booij, R ^b   De Moel, C P ^a  

^a Applied Research for Arable Farming and Field Production of Vegetables PAV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; PLANT BREEDING;

BRASSICA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031723831     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11511038     Document Type: Article

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