The effect of calcium and boron foliar application on postharvest plum fruit quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 445-451

  Plich, H ^a   Wojcik P ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Internal breakdown; Plum quality; Prunus x domestica

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549086293     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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