Enhancement of grape berry weight induced by an ethanol spray four weeks before harvest and effects of a night spray at an earlier date

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 731-734

  Chervin, C ^a   Savocchia, S ^b,c   Krstic, M ^d   Serrano, E ^e   Van Heeswijck, R ^b  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Sunraysia Horticultural Centre   (Australia)

^e ITV France Midi Pyrénées ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ETHANOL; SPRAY; VINEYARD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

VITIS SP.;

EID: 23744467504     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03147     Document Type: Article

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