Cuticular cracking on nectarine fruit surface: Spatial distribution and development in relation to irrigation and thinning

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 583-591

  Gilbert, Caroline ^a   Chadœuf, Joël ^b   Vercambre, Gilles ^a   Génard, Michel ^a   Lescourret, Françoise ^a  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Crop load; Cuticular cracks; Fruit growth; Irrigation; Stratified sampling

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 36649033863     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.5.583     Document Type: Article

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