Yield and fruit quality of two late-maturing Valencia orange tree varieties as affected by harvest date

Fruits

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 327-334

  Papadakis, Ioannis E ^a   Protopapadakis, Eftichios E ^b   Therios, Ioannis N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Citrus sinensis; Fruits; Greece; Harvesting date; Quality; Seasonal variation; Variety trials; Yields

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; SWINGLE CITRUMELO;

EID: 57349188597     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits:2008033     Document Type: Article

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