Fruit thinning in 'Conference' pear grown under deficit irrigation to optimise yield and to improve tree water status

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Marsal, J ^a   Behboudian, M H ^b   Mata, M ^a   Basile, B ^c   Del Campo, J ^a   Girona, J ^a   Lopez, G ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77953161685     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2010.11512642     Document Type: Article

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