Does 'King Dominance' differ among apple cultivars and sites?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 527, Issue , 2000, Pages 27-34

  Ferree, D C ^a   Schupp, J R ^b   Tustin, D S ^c   Cashmore, W ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Apple flower; Fruit size; Morphology

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 14244256216     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.527.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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