Recent advances and future directions in orchard planting systems

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 732, Issue , 2007, Pages 367-381

  Robinson, Terence L ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Feathered trees; Genome mapping; Light distribution; Light interception; Limb angle; Planting system; Profitability; Pruning; Rootstock; Training; Tree density; Tree shape

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS;

EID: 42049118027     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.732.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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