Reducing flowering with gibberellins to increase fruit size in stone fruit trees: Applications and implications in fruit production

HortTechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 744-751

  Southwick, S M ^a   Glozer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apricot; Chemical thinning; Flowering; Fruit set; Fruit thinning; GA; Gibberellate; Gibberellic acid; Nectarine; Peach; Plum; Pluots; Prune

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 0033783466     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.4.744     Document Type: Conference Paper

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