Effect of Harvest Year and Altitude on Nutritional and Biometric Characteristics of Blueberry Cultivars

Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Correia, Sofia ^a   Gonçalves, Berta ^a,b   Aires, Alfredo ^a   Silva, Ademar ^b   Ferreira, Luís ^c   Carvalho, Rosa ^b   Fernandes, Hortense ^b   Freitas, Cândida ^d   Carnide, Valdemar ^b   Silva, Ana Paula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d NONE   (Portugal)

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EID: 84971505726     PISSN: 20909063     EISSN: 20909071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/8648609     Document Type: Article

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