Effects of inflorescence removal on the fruit set of the remaining inflorescences and development of the laterals on one year old apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) branches

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 110-117

  Lauri, Pierre Éric ^a   Térouanne, Éric ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; FRUIT; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH;

MALUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0344572943     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1999.11511082     Document Type: Article

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