Postharvest quality of noble and Nordmann fir Christmas trees

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 419-421

  Chastagner, Gary A ^a   Riley, Kathleen L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies nordmanniana; Abies procera

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER;

XYLEM PRESSURE;

CHRISTMAS TREES (WELLHEADS);

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ABIES NORDMANNIANA; ABIES PROCERA;

EID: 0037664942     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.3.419     Document Type: Article

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