The high density peach planting system: Present status and perspectives

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 592, Issue , 2002, Pages 377-390

  Loreti, F ^a   Massai, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pruning technique; Prunus persica; Rootstocks; Training systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745586232     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.592.52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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