The fig: Overview of an ancient fruit

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1083-1087

  Stover, Ed ^a   Aradhya, Malli ^a   Ferguson, Louise ^a   Crisosto, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ficus carica; Pollination biology; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 34447628328     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.5.1083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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