Influence of time of overhead shading on yield, fruit quality, and subsequent flowering of hardy kiwifruit, Actinidia arguta

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Tiyayon, Chantalak ^a   Strik, Bernadine ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower bud evocation; Fruit development; Fruit set; Shade; Summer pruning

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; FRUIT; PRUNING; SHADING;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA ARGUTA; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 3242772287     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2004.9514301     Document Type: Article

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