Effects of kaolin particle film and rootstock on tree performance and fruit quality in 'Doyenne du Comice' pear

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1726-1728

  Sugar, David ^a   Hilton, Richard J ^a   VanBuskirk, Philip D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cydonia oblonga; Fruit finish; High density plantings; Pyrus calleryana; Pyrus communis; Quince rootstock

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; FRUITS; PRODUCTIVITY; THIN FILMS; WATER;

CYDONIA OBLONGA; FRUIT FINISH; HIGH DENSITY PLANTINGS; PYRUS CALLERYANA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; QUINCE ROOTSTOCK;

KAOLIN;

CONCENTRATION; FRUITS; KAOLIN; MONOLAYERS; PRODUCTIVITY; ROOTS; TREES; WATER;

CYDONIA OBLONGA; PYRUS CALLERYANA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 24944573054     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.6.1726     Document Type: Article

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