The floral biology of the olive II. The effect of inflorescence load and distribution per shoot on fruit set and load

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 181-192

  Lavee, S ^a   Rallo, L ^b   Rapoport, H F ^c   Troncoso, A ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Floral biology; Fruit set; Olive

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; FLORISTICS; FRUIT SET; HORTICULTURE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 0033599078     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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