Growth of young sweet cherry trees in response to root restriction using root control bags

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 557, Issue , 2001, Pages 391-397

  White, M D ^a   Tustin, D S ^a   Foote, K F ^a   Campbell, J M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dry matter partitioning; Prunus avium l; Shoot:root ratio

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 33646003305     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.557.52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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