Ecophysiological aspects of fruit growing in tropical highlands

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 531, Issue , 2000, Pages 91-98

  Fischer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Photosynthesis; Plant growth; Stress physiology; Sunburn; Temperature; Transpiration; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33846337240     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.531.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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