Effect of boron and calcium foliar sprays on pollen germination and development, fruit set, seed development, and berry yield and quality in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.)

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 524-531

  Chen, Youzhi ^a   Smagula, J M ^a   Litten, W ^a   Dunham, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Berry firmness; Clonal variability; Pollen tube growth; Seed size; Seeds per berry; Sugar to acid ratio; Titratable acidity

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCIUM; CELL CLONE; FERTILIZER EFFECT; FRUIT; GERMINATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; POLLEN; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SPRAY;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031865599     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.4.524     Document Type: Article

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