Canopy development and light interception in peach trees trained to transverse y and delayed vase in the first four years after planting

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 592, Issue , 2002, Pages 405-412

  Nuzzo, V ^a   Dichio, B ^a   Xiloyannis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf area evolution; Prunus persica; Springcrest'; Training systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744484978     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.592.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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