Rain-cracking of 'Royal Ann' sweet cherries: Fruit physiological relationships, water temperature, orchard treatments, and cracking index

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 468, Issue , 1998, Pages 677-682

  Richardson, D G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Napoleon'; Anti transpirants; Calcium sprays; Diurnal trends; Fruit maturity; Prunus avium; Soluble solids; Water penetration into fruit

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 43649093899     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.468.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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