Long-term effects of managed grass competition and two pruning methods on growth and yield of peach trees

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-137

  Tworkoski, T J ^a   Glenn, D M ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit size; Managed competition; Marketable yield; Prunus persica; Reduced pruning

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FRUIT; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; ORCHARD; PRUNING; YIELD RESPONSE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 77955923540     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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