Effect of foliar application of zinc plus boron on sweet cherry fruit set and yield

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 245-249

  Usenik, V ^a   Stampar F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Foliar spray; Micronutrient; Mineral nutrition; Prunus avium; Tree fruit

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956932084     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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