Effects of crop load and time of thinning on the incidence of split pits, fruit yield, fruit quality, and leaf mineral contents in 'Andross' peach

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-509

  Drogoudi, P D ^a   Tsipouridis, C G ^a   Pantelidis, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 72749116226     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512556     Document Type: Article

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