Modelling fruit set, fruit growth and dry matter partitioning

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 499, Issue , 1999, Pages 39-49

  Marcelis, L F M ^a   Heuvelink, E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion; Allocation; Cucumber; Pepper; Simulation; Sink strength; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847259810     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.499.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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