Effects of ringing branches on fruit size and maturity of peach and nectarine cultivars

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 537-540

  Agusti, M ^a   Andreu, I ^a   Juan, M ^a   Almela, V ^a   Zacarias, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCH RINGING; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; NECTARINE; PEACH;

PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 0031844129     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11511011     Document Type: Article

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