Flower bud thinning and winter survival of 'Redhaven' and 'Cresthaven' peach in response to GA3 sprays

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 500-508

  Taylor, Bradley H ^a   Geisler Taylor, Dagmar ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloom time; Defoliation and shoot length; Prunus persica; Vegetative buds; Winter hardiness and fruit yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0031811781     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.4.500     Document Type: Article

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