Influence of pollination systems on fruit set and fruit quality in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 349-355

  Gonzalez, M V ^a,c   Coque, M ^a   Herrero, M ^b  

^a Ctro de Invest Apl y Tecn A   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^c Escola Politécnica Superior   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial pollination; Fruit set; Fruit weight; Honey bees; Wind; Yield quality

Indexed keywords

FRUIT QUALITY; FRUIT SET; KIWIFRUIT; POLLINATION;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031806427     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05210.x     Document Type: Article

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