The effect of NAA and BA on carbon dioxide assimilation by shoot leaves of spur-type 'Delicious' and 'Empire' apple trees

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 837-840

  Stopar, Matej ^a,b   Black, Brent L ^a,c   Bukovac, Martin J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Benzyladenine; Accel; Assimilation; Auxin; Cytokinin; Malus xdomestica; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0030663340     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.6.837     Document Type: Article

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