Impact of Harvest Time on the Main Agronomic and Fruit Quality Traits of Three Apricot Cultivars

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 427-436

  Mratinić, Evica ^a   Popovski, Bojan ^b   Milošević, Tomo ^c   Popovska, Melpomena ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^d Fruit Growing Institute   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

chemical composition; maturity; Prunus armeniaca L.; yield efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HARVESTING; MATURATION; NUT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SUCROSE;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 84862195182     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2012.679182     Document Type: Article

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