Impact of changing climatic conditions on chilling units, physiological attributes and productivity of apple in Western Himalayas

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 662, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Jindal, K K ^a   Mankotia, M S ^b  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

^b Regional Horticultural Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Apple; Changing climate; Chilling units; GDH C

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955884270     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2004.662.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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