Effects of water stress on growth and mineral composition of 'Gala' apple fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 564, Issue , 2001, Pages 449-456

  Yao, Shengrui ^a   Neilsen, G H ^b   Neilsen, D ^b  

^a Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fruit Tree Biotechnology Breeding   (China)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apple; Drip irrigation; Fruit N, P, K, Ca, Mg; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846097309     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.564.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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