Dynamical description analysis of the firmness of apples for different commercial varieties, on and off the tree

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 464, Issue , 1998, Pages 429-432

  Verreydt, J ^a   Schrevens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84879208411     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.464.66     Document Type: Conference Paper

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