Early ripening of southern highbush blueberries under mild winter conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 715, Issue , 2006, Pages 191-196

  Baptista, M C ^a   Oliveira, P B ^b   Lopes Da Fonseca, L ^b   Oliveira, C M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b Dept de Produção Agrícola ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Off season production; Phenology; Vaccinium sp.

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 33750405206     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.715.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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