Effects of moderate and severe iron deficiency chlorosis on fruit yield, appearance and composition in pear (Pyrus communis L.) and peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch)

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 280-286

  Álvarez Fernández, Ana ^a   Melgar, Juan Carlos ^a   Abadía, Javier ^a   Abadía, Anunciación ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit appearance; Fruit composition; Fruit load; Fruit maturity; Iron chlorosis; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CARBON; FRUIT; IRON; MATURATION; ORCHARD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; YIELD RESPONSE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79851508175     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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