Manipulation of whole-vine carbon allocation using girdling, pruning, and fruit thinning affects fruit numbers and quality in kiwifruit

HortScience

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 590-595

  Boyd, Linda M ^a   Barnett, Andrew M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Leaf to fruit ratio; Maturity; Storage disorders

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 79955390759     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.46.4.590     Document Type: Article

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