Organic orchard floor management systems for apple effect on rootstock performance in the midwestern United States

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Stefanelli, Dario ^a,c   Zoppolo, Roberto J ^a   Perry, Ronald L ^a   Weibel, Franco ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c Future Farming Systems Research Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 67049172458     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.2.263     Document Type: Article

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