V-shaped apple planting systems

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 513, Issue , 1998, Pages 337-347

  Robinson, T L ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Canopy shape; Fruit quality; Light interception; Malus domestica; Pruning; Rootstocks; Sunburn.; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142858625     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.513.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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