Two instead of three leaves between tomato trusses: Measured and simulated effects on partitioning and yield

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 654, Issue , 2004, Pages 303-308

  Xiao, S ^a,b   Van Der Ploeg, A ^a   Bakker, M ^a   Heuvelink, E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dry matter distribution; Greenhouse experiment; Leaf pruning; Plant density; Simulation; Sink strength; TOMSIM

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954935114     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.654.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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