Temperature and irrigation effects on the cropping, development and quality of 'Cox's Orange Pippin' and 'Queen Cox' apples

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 59-81

  Atkinson, C J ^a   Taylor, L ^a   Taylor, J M ^a   Lucas, A S ^a  

^a HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apple; Cox; Fruit growth; Irrigation; Malus domestica; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032537471     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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