Summer pruning effects on fruit size, fruit quality, return bloom and fine root survival in apple trees

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 755-761

  Li, Kuo Tan ^a   Lakso, Alan N ^a   Piccioni, Richard ^a   Robinson, Terence ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSINUS AMPHIURGUS; MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0348013373     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2003.11511695     Document Type: Article

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