Winter chilling in areas with mild winters: Its measurement and supplementation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 662, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Allan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa; Prunus persica; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449956674     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2004.662.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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