Influence of high tunnel and field conditions on strawberry growth and development

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Kadir, Sorkel ^a   Carey, Edward ^a   Ennahli, Said ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Chandler'; 'Sweet Charlie'; Branch crown; Double cropping; Marketable fruit; Runner; Unmarketable fruit

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; FRUITS; POLYETHYLENES;

'CHANDLER'; BRANCH-CROWN; DOUBLE CROPPING; MARKETABLE FRUIT; SWEET CHARLIE; UNMARKETABLE FRUIT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; BLOOM; CLIMATES; FRUITS; GROWTH; PLANTS; YIELD;

ELAGATIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 33645102824     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.2.329     Document Type: Article

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