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Mechanical Thinning Improves the Consistency of Flowering and Yield in Apple Production Cover

Mechanical Thinning Improves the Consistency of Flowering and Yield in Apple Production

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|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2022-0084 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
Language: English
Page range: 543 - 550
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2022
Published on: Oct 14, 2022
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year

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