Effects of leaf area removal on sweet cherry vegetative growth and fruit quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 636, Issue , 2004, Pages 467-472

  Whiting, M D ^a   Lang, G A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate partitioning; Fruit weight; Leaf area; Net photosynthesis; Prunus avium; Soluble solids; Source sink relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444432309     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.636.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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