Preharvest calcium sprays improve fruit quality of 'Gala' apples in Southern Brazil

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 481-486

  Ernani, P R ^a   Amarante, C V T ^a   Dias, J ^b   Bessegato, A A ^b  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Agropecuária Schio Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bitter pit; Calcium chloride; Lenticel blotch pit; Malus domestica; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749379419     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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