Alternatives to reflective mulch cloth (Extenday™) for apple under hail net?

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-226

  Blanke, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidity; Anthocyanin; Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.); Climate change; Fruit colouration; Fruit quality; Hail net; Light reflection; Mulch; Organic; PAL; PAR; Phytochrome; Sugar; Sustainability; Taste; UV B

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLOR MORPH; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HAIL; HARVESTING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MULCH; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PIGMENT; REFLECTIVITY; STRAW; SUGAR; SUSTAINABILITY; TASTE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40649088021     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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