Influence of flower bud density, flower bud drop and fruit set on apricot productivity

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-406

  Alburquerque, N ^a   Burgos, L ^a   Egea, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flower bud; Fruit set; Genetic variation; Prunus armeniaca L.

Indexed keywords

BUD; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUIT SET; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; YIELD;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 9344268782     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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