Temperature influences blind node development in peach

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 618, Issue , 2003, Pages 463-467

  Boonprakob, Unaroj ^a   Byrne, David H ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind wood; Bud failure; Low chill; Nectarine; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549030567     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.618.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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