Consumer preferences for chestnuts, eastern black walnuts, and pecans

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 583-589

  Gold, Michael ^a   Cernusca, Mihaela M ^a   Godsey, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Carya illinoensis; Castanea mollissima; Chinese chestnut; Juglans nigra; Market survey; Pull strategy; Unsought product

Indexed keywords

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CASTANEA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA;

EID: 12144270674     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.4.0583     Document Type: Article

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