Effect of pollenizer distance and selective fruitlet abscission on outcrossing rate and yield in 'Tommy Atkins' mango

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 618-622

  Dag, A ^a   Eisenstein, D ^a   Gazit, S ^a   El Batsri, R ^b   Degani, C ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Inbreeding depression; Isozyme analysis; Mangifera indica; Triosephosphate isomerase

Indexed keywords

DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH REGULATION; ISOZYME ANALYSIS; MANGO; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; YIELD;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 0031813339     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.4.618     Document Type: Article

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