Flower bud drop and pre-blossom frost damage in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-25

  Julian, Carme ^a   Herrero, Maria ^b   Rodrigo, Javier ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOWER; FROST;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 34548254803     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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