Reflective mulch improves fruit size and flower bud formation ofpear cv 'Clara Frijs'

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 671, Issue , 2005, Pages 87-95

  Bertelsen, Marianne ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

'Extenday'; Biennial bearing; Fruit quality; Fruit size; Pyrus communis; Reflective film; Reflective foil

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349478850     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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