The effect of handthinning on yield and return bloom of five pear cultivars in a northern climate

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 475, Issue , 1998, Pages 275-281

  Meiand, M ^a  

^a Ullensvang Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fruit size; Handthinning; Pyrus communis L; Return bloom; Soluble solids; Yield

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84855681511     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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