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peer-reviewed research article

The commercial potential of dwarf fruit trees

authors

Paul E. Hansche, U.C. Davis
Claron O. Hesse, U.C. Davis
James Beutel, U.C. Davis
William Beres, U.C. Davis
James A. Doyle, U.C. Davis

publication information

California Agriculture 33(9):4-6. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v033n09p4. September 1979.

author affiliations

Paul E. Hansche is Professor of Genetics and Pomology, U.C., Davis; Claron O. Hesse is Professor of Pomology, U.C., Davis; James Beutel is Cooperative Extension Specialist, U.C., Davis; William Beres is Staff Research Associate, Department of Genetics, U.C., Davis; James Doyle is Staff Research Associate, Department of Pomology, U.C., Davis.

abstract

Dwarfed peach and nectarine varieties, tests indicate, are more productive-for their size-than standard varieties. What remains in store for researchers: improvement of fruit quality.