Significance of flower and fruit thinning on fruit quality

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 17-26

  Link, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple (Malus domestica L. Borkh.); Colour; Crop load; Disorders; Firmness; Flavour; Fruit size; Russeting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034021237     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006334110068     Document Type: Article

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