Late-season temperature effects on the carbon economy and tree performance of ‘Royal Gala’ apple (Malusdomestica) trees

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-245

  Greer, Dennis H ^a,b   Wünsche, Jens N ^a  

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

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Budbreak; Carbohydrates; Carbon balance; Crop load; Fruit weight; Photosynthesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BUDBURST; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON BALANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0345767303     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2003.9514257     Document Type: Article

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