Lateral Cane Lengths Affect Yield Components in ‘Triple Crown’ Blackberry on Rotating Cross-Arm Trellis and Cane Training System

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 281-289

  Takeda, Fumiomi ^a   Rose, Ann ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

axillary bud; cane training; floricane; flower; fruit; primocane; pruning; Rubus; trellis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BUD; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER; FRUIT; MATURATION; PRUNING; SUGAR CANE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; YIELD;

RUBUS;

EID: 84934438972     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2015.1009972     Document Type: Article

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