Female 'Mauritius' litchi flowers are not fully mature at anthesis

Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Stern, R A ^a   Eisenstein, D ^b   Voet, H ^b   Gazit E, S ^a,b  

^a Kennedy Leigh Genfer for Horticultural Research   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 0031024398     PISSN: 00221589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1997.11515487     Document Type: Article

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