Comparison of the Effects of Early and Conventional Defoliation on Fruit Growth, Quality and Skin Color Development in 'Fuji' Apples |
Matsumoto, Kazuhiro
(Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University)
Fujita, Tomomichi (Fujisaki Farm, Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University) Sato, Saki (Fujisaki Farm, Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University) Chun, Jong-Pil (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University) |
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