Post-veraison mechanical leaf removal delays berry ripening on 'Sangiovese' and 'Montepulciano' grapevines

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 978, Issue , 2013, Pages 327-334

  Lanari, V ^a   Lattanzi, T ^a   Borghesi, L ^a   Silvestroni, O ^a   Palliotti, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Berry composition; Canopy management; Grape quality; Sugar accumulation; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879575457     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2013.978.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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