Effect of foliar application of calcium on the quality of blueberry fruits

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1299-1312

  Stückrath, Rosemarie ^a   Quevedo, Roberto ^a   De La Fuente, Lucía ^a   Hernández, Astrid ^a   Sepúlveda, Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Blueberries; Calcium; Low methoxyl pectin; Texture

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 45749092191     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802135076     Document Type: Article

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