The optimum one-year-old shoot length to optimize yield and fruit size of three fig (Ficus carica L.) cultivars

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1321-1326

  Gerber, Hein J ^a   Steyn, Willem J ^a   Theron, Karen I ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Optimum shoot length

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 77958138330     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.9.1321     Document Type: Article

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