Effects of shading and thidiazuron + oil treatment on dormancy breaking, blooming and fruit set in apricot in a warm-winter climate

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-210

  Campoy, J A ^a   Ruiz, D ^a   Egea, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blooming; Dormancy release; Fruit set; Prunus armeniaca L.; Shading; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DICOTYLEDON; DORMANCY; FRUIT SET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HORTICULTURE; PRECOCIALITY; RIPENING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHADING;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 77953128547     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.03.029     Document Type: Article

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