Contributing to the knowledge of the fertilisation process in four apricot cultivars

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-396

  Alburquerque, N ^a   Burgos, L ^a   Sedgley, M ^b   Egea, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ovules; Pollination; Prunus armeniaca L.

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; YIELD;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 9344245665     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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