Effects of deicing salt on lowbush blueberry flowering and yield

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-128

  Eaton, Leonard J ^a   Hoyle, Jeff ^a   King, Andrew ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Production Technology Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Salt damage; Sodium chloride; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; SALT; YIELD;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0032965827     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-115     Document Type: Article

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