Bitter pit control in apples cv. Braeburn through foliar sprays of different calcium sources

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 453-460

  Yuri, J A ^a   Retamales, J B ^a   Moggia, C ^a   Vasquez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ca nutrition; Ca sprays; Physiological disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142760176     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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