Regular bearing in the apple - Architectural basis for an early diagnosis on the young tree

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-16

  Lauri, P E ^a   Combe, F ^b   Brun, L ^b  

^a UMR AGAP   (France)

^b UERI   (France)

Author keywords

Apple; Bourse over bourse; Branch architecture; Flowering; Regular bearing; Young tree

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FLOWERING; FRUIT; FRUITING; GERMPLASM; GROWTH; HORTICULTURE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84901358290     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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