Effect of shading and paclobutrazol during dormancy on apricot (prunus armeniaca) productivity

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-406

  Ruiz, D ^a   Egea, J ^a   Martinez Gomez P ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bud drop; Fruitfulness; Gibberellins; Ovule development; Prunus

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 30744467412     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2005.9514376     Document Type: Article

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