Mitigation of severe water stress by fruit thinning in 'O'Henry' peach: Implications for fruit quality

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-300

  Lopez, G ^a   Behboudian, M H ^b   Vallverdu, X ^a   Mata, M ^a   Girona, J ^a   Marsal, J ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drought; Fruit maturity; Fruit size; Prunus persica; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; DRY MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FRUIT SET; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION; THINNING; WATER STRESS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 77953166229     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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