Combined effects of irrigation, crop load and fruit position on size, color and firmness of fruits in an extra-early cultivar of peach

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 142, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-135

  Alcobendas, Rosalía ^a   Mirás Avalos, José M ^b,c   Alarcón, Juan José ^a   Pedrero, Francisco ^a   Nicolás, Emilio ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c Estación de Viticultura y Enología de Galicia AGACAL EVEGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit size; Fruit quality attributes; Prunus persica; Regulated deficit irrigation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE EFFECT; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER STRESS;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84861960881     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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