Harvest prediction in 'Algerie' loquat

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 449-455

  Hueso, Juan J ^a   Pérez, Mercedes ^b   Alonso, Francisca ^a   Cuevas, Julián ^c  

^a Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

^b National Institute of Agricultural Research   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Eriobotrya japonica; Growing degree days; Harvest forecasting; Heat units

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOQUAT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE; ERIOBOTRYA; FRUIT; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 34247619518     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0072-5     Document Type: Article

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