Effects of fruit thinning on 'Sensation' mango (Mangifera indica) trees with respect to fruit quantity, quality and tree phenology

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-444

  Yeshitela, T ^a   Robbertse, P J ^a   Fivas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Bavaria Fruit Estate ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 8144220850     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479704002091     Document Type: Article

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