Late summer irrigation of water-stressed peach trees reduces fruit doubles and deep sutures

HortScience

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 771-

  Handley, Dale F ^a   Johnson, R Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit buds; Fruit disorders; Prunus persica; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0033916150     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.35.4.771     Document Type: Note

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