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Impact of a mechanical flower thinning on growth, yield, diseases and fruit quality of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) under organic growing conditions

A. SpornbergerDepartment of Applied Plant Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, , Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. BuvacDepartment of Applied Plant Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, , Vienna, Austria
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A. HajagosDepartment of Horticulture, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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L. LederDepartment of Applied Plant Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, , Vienna, Austria
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K. BöckDepartment of Applied Plant Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, , Vienna, Austria
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H. KeppelDepartment of Applied Plant Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, , Vienna, Austria
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G. VegvariDepartment of Horticulture, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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Pages 24-31 | Received 07 May 2013, Accepted 10 Sep 2013, Published online: 02 Oct 2013

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