The slender pyramid tree management system - In pursuit of higher standards of apple fruit quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 513, Issue , 1998, Pages 311-319

  Tustin, D S ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple rootstocks; Flowering; Fruit quality; Leaf area density; Leaf area index; Light interception; Orchard systems; Precocity; Pruning; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049168150     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.513.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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