Effect of pruning time on growth, wound closure and physiology of sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 990, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-104

  Fini, A ^a   Ferrini, F ^a   Frangi, P ^b   Piatti, R ^b   Faoro, M ^b   Amoroso, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Minoprio Centro MiRT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Reduction cut; Removal cut; SPAD; Winter pruning; Woundwood coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880288994     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.990.9     Document Type: Article

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