Abscisic acid as a potential deciduous fruit tree nursery stock defoliant

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-51

  Larsen, Fenton E ^b   Higgins, Stewart S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ABA; Apple; Defoliation; European pear; Malus xdomestica; Nursery practices; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031965270     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.1.47     Document Type: Article

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