Effects of thinning time on yield, fruit size, and return bloom of 'York' and 'Golden Delicious' apple trees

Journal of Tree Fruit Production

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-62

  Byers, Ross E ^a   Carbaugh, D H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Apple fruit thinning; Flowering

Indexed keywords

FRUIT PRODUCTION; THINNING; YIELD;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0036377778     PISSN: 10551387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J072v03n01_05     Document Type: Article

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