Use of photo-selective nets for hail protection of kiwifruit vines in southern Italy

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 770, Issue , 2008, Pages 185-192

  Basile, B ^a   Romano, R ^a   Giaccone, M ^a   Barlotti, E ^a   Colonna, V ^a   Cirillo, C ^a   Shahak, Y ^b   Forlani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Fruit size; Fruit yield; Plant fertility; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 56349094442     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.770.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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