Winter trunk injections of gibberellic acid altered the fate of 'Hass' avocado buds: Effects on inflorescence type, number and rate of development

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-73

  Salazar Garcia, S ^a,b   Lovatt, C J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; FLOWERING; GIBBERELLIC ACID;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0033055256     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1999.11511074     Document Type: Article

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