Bloom thinning of 'Loadel' cling peach with a surfactant: Effects of concentration, carrier volume, and differential applications within the canopy

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-58

  Southwick, Stephen M ^a   Weis, Kitren G ^a   Yeager, James T ^a   Hasey, Janine K ^b   Rupert, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty amine polymer; Fruit set; Fruit thinning; Hand thinning; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031963906     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.1.55     Document Type: Article

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