Physiological and genetic factors influencing fruit cracking

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Khadivi Khub, Abdollah ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Environment; Fruit cracking; Genetic; Irrigation; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; DIOSPYROS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYTHRACEAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PISTACIA VERA; PRUNUS AVIUM; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; VITACEAE;

EID: 84919884428     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: 18611664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-014-1718-2     Document Type: Review

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