Effects of trunk girdling and crop load levels on fruit quality and root elongation in 'Aki Queen' grapevines

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 439-444

  Yamane, Takayoshi ^a   Shibayama, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a Hiroshima Pref Agricultural Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Coloration; Crop load; Girdling; Grapevine

Indexed keywords

VITIS; VITIS LABRUSCA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 33846101210     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.75.439     Document Type: Article

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