Influence of defoliation on overwintering carbohydrate reserves, return bloom, and yield of mature chardonnay grapevines

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 386-393

  Bennett, Jeff ^a   Jarvis, Peter ^a   Creasy, Glen L ^a   Trought, Michael C T ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Marlborough Wine Research Center   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate reserves; Defoliation; Flowers; Fruit set; Starch

Indexed keywords

VITIS;

EID: 29544452028     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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