Measurements of light interception and utilization in an apple orchard

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 557, Issue , 2001, Pages 369-376

  Green, S R ^a   Greer, D H ^a   Wunsche J N ^a   Caspari, H ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b Marlborough Wine Research Center   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Heat pulse; Photosynthesis; Transpiration; Water use

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 4544243621     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.557.49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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