Vegetative and floral characteristics of six strawberry cultivars associated with fruit size, yield and susceptibility to tarnished plant bug injury

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 626, Issue , 2003, Pages 161-167

  Handley, David T ^a   Dill, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragaria ananassa duch.; Lygus lineolaris say; Malformation; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744375538     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.626.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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