Influence of training/trellising system and rootstock selection on productivity and fruit composition of Chardonnay and Cabernet franc grapevines in Ontario, Canada

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-264

  Vanden Heuvel, Justine E ^a,b   Proctor, John T A ^a   Sullivan, J Alan ^a   Fisher, K Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop load; Niagara; Vitis vinifera L.; Yield

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; RIPARIA; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 5344236796     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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