Growth and development of the arborescent cactus Stenocereus queretaroensis in a subtropical semiarid environment, including effects of gibberellic acid

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-64

  Pimienta, Eulogio ^a   Hernandez, Gerardo ^a   Domingues, Alejandro ^a   Nobel, Park S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenology; Photosynthetic photon flux; Pitayos; Soluble sugars; Stem extension

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DEVELOPMENT; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH;

JALISCO STATE; MEXICO;

CACTACEAE; STENOCEREUS; STENOCEREUS QUERETAROENSIS; STENOCREUS QUERETAROENSIS;

EID: 0031937281     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.1.59     Document Type: Article

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