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TIME OF NITROGEN APPLICATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ‘GOLDEN DELICIOUS’ APPLE YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY

S. R. Drake Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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J. T. Raese Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, U.S.A.
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T. J. Smith Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, 303 Palouse St., Wenatchee, WA, 98801, U.S.A.
Pages 143-157 | Published online: 14 Feb 2007

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