Flowering date prediction in 'rocha' pear under mild winter conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 671, Issue , 2005, Pages 177-182

  De Melo Abreu, J P ^a   Silva, J M ^a   Barba, N G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF SANTARÉM   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chilling; Cold requirements; Dormancy; Modelling; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052086492     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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