The effect of reflective foil and hail nets on the lighting, color and anthocyanins of 'Fuji' apple

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Jakopic, Jerneja ^a   Veberic, Robert ^a   Stampar, Franci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Hail net; Light; Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR); Reflective foil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; ORCHARD; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PIGMENT; REFLECTIVITY;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 36048950009     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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