Optimum ranges of leaf nitrogen for yield, fruit quality, and photosynthesis in 'BC-2 Fuji' apple

Fruit Varieties Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 68-75

  Fallahi, Esmaeil ^a   Colt, W Michael ^b   Fallahi, Bahar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b NONE

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