Statistical model estimates potential yields in pear cultivars 'Blanquilla' and 'Conference' before bloom

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 452-457

  Miranda Jiménez, Carlos ^a   Royo Díaz, J Bernardo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Average fruit weight; Flower density; Fruit set; Pyrus communis; Trunk cross sectional area; Yield efficiency

Indexed keywords

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037532678     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.128.4.0452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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