Branch induction on apple nursery trees: Effects of growth regulators and defoliation

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 278-283

  Volz, R K ^a   Gibbs, H M ^a   Popenoe, J ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Branch; Growth; Growth regulator; Leaf removal; Malus domestica Borkh; Nursery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028066453     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1994.9513836     Document Type: Article

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