Observations on the morphology and development of star flowers of Vitis vinifera L. cvs Chardonnay and Shiraz

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Longbottom, M L ^a   Dry, P R ^a   Sedgley, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flower aberration; Flowering; Fruitset; Parthenocarpy; Star flower

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 54249084976     PISSN: 13227130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2008.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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