The changing face of organic tree fruit production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 737, Issue , 2007, Pages 155-162

  Granatstein, David ^a   Kirby, Elizabeth ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Cultivar; Pear; Prices; Production area

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 47549102926     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.737.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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