Weather conditions associated with apple production in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Caprio, J M ^a   Quamme, H A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Heat stress; Malus domestica Borkh.; Spring frost; Tree fruit; Winter injury

Indexed keywords

ORCHARD; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; OKANAGAN VALLEY;

MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033005225     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P98-028     Document Type: Article

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