Seasonal changes in mineral content of different organs in the alternate bearing of pistachio trees

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 241-258

  Baninasab, Bahram ^a,b   Rahemi, Majid ^a   Shariatmadari, Hossein ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Flower bud abscission; Mineral content; Pistachio

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; BUD; DECIDUOUS TREE; FLOWER; FRUITING; NUTRIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 33847048283     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601094197     Document Type: Article

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