Water relations, calcium and potassium concentration in fruits and leaves during annual growth in mature kiwifruit plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 564, Issue , 2001, Pages 129-134

  Xiloyannis, C ^a   Celano, G ^a   Montanaro, G ^a   Dichio, B ^a   Sebastiani, L ^b   Minnocci, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Ion uptake; Low temperature scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944438156     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.564.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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