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A case of leaf area reduction in chestnut coppices for fruit production on the Vulture Mountain (Basilicata, Southern Italy)
Published 2021-02-02
Keywords
- climate,
- sweet chestnut,
- coppices
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Abstract
In the summer of 2017 a microphyllia was noticed in the chestnut coppices for fruit production on the Vulture mountain. Due to the particular weather conditions, it is possible to connect it to the water deficit and the high temperatures which characterized the summer of that year.