Chilling and heat requirement in apricot and peach varieties

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 636, Issue , 2004, Pages 199-203

  Valentini, N ^a   Me, G ^a   Spanna, F ^b   Lovisetto, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Sez Agrometeorologia Regione Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growing degree days; Growing degree hours; P. persica L.; Prunus armeniaca L.; Winter chilling requirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865765859     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.636.24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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