Yield and fruit quality of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in response to bioregulators

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-87

  Belakbir, A ^a   Ruiz, J M ^b   Romero, L ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Biozyme; Chlormequat chloride; Citric acid; Gibberellic acid; Greenhouse; Naphthaleneacetic acid; Pigments

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031943509     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.1.85     Document Type: Article

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