Some factors influencing fruit set in ‘Sundrop’ apricot

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  McLaren, G F ^a   Fraser, J A ^a   Grant, J E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bees; Pollenisers; Pollination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343260590     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1996.9513935     Document Type: Article

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