Harvest date influences fruit size and yield of ‘york’ and ‘golden delicious’ apple trees

Journal of Tree Fruit Production

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-79

  Byers, Ross E ^a   Eno, Daniel R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit growth; Plant growth regulators; Preharvest fruit drop

Indexed keywords

FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH REGULATOR; HARVESTING; YIELD;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0036374898     PISSN: 10551387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J072v03n01_06     Document Type: Article

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