Comparative effects of evaporative cooling, kaolin particle film, and shade net on sunburn and fruit quality in apples

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 592-596

  Gindaba, Jiregna ^a   Wand, Stephanie J E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fruit color; Fruit temperature; Heat stress; Malus domestica; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATION; ORCHARDS; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING (EC); FRUIT QUALITY; SUNBURN;

FRUITS;

APPLES; KAOLIN; ORCHARDS; PRODUCTIVITY; SUN LIGHT; VARIETIES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 19944385930     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.3.592     Document Type: Article

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