Effect of staminate kiwifruit vine distribution and flower number on kiwifruit pollination

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-67

  Goodwin, R M ^a   Houten, A Ten ^a   Perry, J H ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Distribution; Flower numbers; Kiwifruit; Pollination; Staminate vines

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; KIWIFRUIT; POLLINATION;

FLOWER; POLLINATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VINE;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 0033003529     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1999.9514081     Document Type: Article

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