Leaf Potential Productivity at Different Canopy Levels in Densely-planted and Intermediately-thinned Apple Orchards

Most apple orchards in the apple production districts in China were densely planted with vigorous rootstocks during the 1980s. These orchards have suffered micro-environmental deterioration and loss of fruit quality because of the closed canopy. Modification of the densely-planted orchards is a prio...

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Main Authors: Ying SUN, Yin ZHANG, Yuanmao JIANG, Kai SONG, Juhong GAO, Dingyou ZHANG, Jixiang ZHANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-07-01
Series:Horticultural Plant Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014116301583