Induction of fruit set and growth of parthenocarpic 'Hayward' kiwifruit with plant growth regulators

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 467-473

  Ohara, Hitoshi ^a   Izawa, Junichi ^a   Kimura, Satoru ^a   Hiroi, Naoki ^a   Matsui, Hiroyuki ^a   Hirata, Naomi ^a   Takahashi, Eikichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 0031460782     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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