Dry matter accumulation and carbohydrate content within branches of fruiting and deblossomed pistachio (pistacia vera L.) trees

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 470, Issue , 1998, Pages 331-339

  Marra, F P ^a   Barone, E ^a   Motisi, A ^b   Sidari, M ^b   Caruso, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Carbohydrate; Partitioning; Pistacia vera

Indexed keywords

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 74549122344     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.470.46     Document Type: Article

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