Self pollination and fertility in european pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 663, Issue , 2004, Pages 677-680

  Tassinari, P ^a   Zuccherelli, S ^b   Sansavini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Agrabio Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

European pear; Field crosses; Gametophytic self incompatibility; Seed; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047210669     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.663.122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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