Timing and severity of summer pruning affects flower initiation and shoot regrowth in sweet cherry

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 647-649

  Guimond, Charlotte M ^a   Lang, Gregory A ^a   Andrews, Preston K ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower quality; High density; Paradormancy; Prunus avium; Vigor control

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 0031926017     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.4.647     Document Type: Article

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