Effect of interstock bridge grafting (M9 dwarfing rootstock and same cultivar cutting) on vegetative growth, reproductive growth and carbohydrate composition of mature apple trees

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 23-38

  Samad, A ^a   McNeil, D L ^a   Khan, Z U ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple; Biochemical; Carbohydrate; Floriferousness; Grafting; Interstock bridge; M9 cutting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033081073     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00179-4     Document Type: Article

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