Fruit production in Chile: bright past, uncertain future
In 2007 (the last agricultural census), Chile had 308, 445 ha of fruit orchards: an increase of almost 32% from the previous census (1997). The most important species were table grapes (20%), avocados (13%) and apples (12%). Some 22% of the fruit crops growing area corresponded to juvenile orchards;...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
2011-10-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500020&lng=en&tlng=en |