Effects of deficit irrigation on fruit maturity and quality of 'Braeburn' apple

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 279-290

  Mpelasoka, B S ^a   Behboudian, M H ^a   Mills, T M ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Firmness; Fruit ripening; Malus domestica; Maturity indices

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0040374597     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(01)00231-X     Document Type: Article

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