Regulation of the vegetative growth of kiwifruit vines by photo-selective anti-hail netting

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 172, Issue , 2014, Pages 300-307

  Basile, B ^a   Giaccone, M ^a   Shahak, Y ^b   Forlani, M ^a   Cirillo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colored nets; Dormant prunings; Light interception; Preformation; Shoot growth; Vine vigor

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FRUIT; GROWTH MODELING; HORTICULTURE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; ORCHARD; PRUNING; SHOOT; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; VIGOR; VINE;

EID: 84900810010     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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