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Orange fruit size: Five-year study of small fruit size covered 429 groves in six counties
Author
J. C. JohnstonAuthor Affiliations
J. C. Johnston is Extension Specialist in Citriculture, University of California College of Agriculture, Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 4(11):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n11p12. November 1950.
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Abstract
Two outstanding causes of small fruit size in oranges are poor physical conditions of the soil and inadequate irrigation.
Johnston J. 1950. Orange fruit size: Five-year study of small fruit size covered 429 groves in six counties. Hilgardia 4(11):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n11p12
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