Tomorrow's challenges in fruit nutrition research: Quo Vadis?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 868, Issue , 2010, Pages 27-39

  Neilsen, G H ^a   Neilsen, D ^a   Peryea, F J ^c   Fallahi, E ^b  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; Environmental quality; Fruit crops; Genetic improvement; Organic production; Precision nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957153537     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.868.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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