Plant and fruit characteristics of arbutus unedo l. and arbutus andrachnae l. from the highlands of Northwestern Turkey

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 976, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-236

  Ekinci, N ^a   Ekinci, H ^a   Sakaldas, A ^a   Seker, M ^a   Gundogdu, M A ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Arbutus; Genetic resources; Mineral; Strawberry tree; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ERICACEAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84879076551     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.976.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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