The effect of the synthetic auxins 2, 4, 5-TP and 3, 5, 6-TPA on yield and fruit size of Young 'Fei Zi Xiao' and 'Hei Ye' Litchi trees in Guangxi Province, China

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 558, Issue , 2001, Pages 285-288

  Stern, R A ^a   Xu, Huafu ^b   Stern, D ^c   Gazit, S ^d   Miller, H ^c  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b Hepu Agricultural Association   (China)

^c Faculty of Agriculture ^*

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Litchi chinensis Sonn

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 0010651544     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.558.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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