Flower cluster and shoot thinning for crop control in French-American hybrid grapes

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-426

  Morris, Justin R ^a   Main, Gary L ^a   Oswald, Otto L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower cluster thin; French American hybrids; Shoot thin; Vitis; Yield

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 11844261557     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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