Benzyladenine as a chemical thinner for 'McIntosh' apples. I. Fruit thinning effect1s and associated relationships with photosynthesis, assimilate translocation, and nonstructural carbohydrates

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Yuan, Rongcai ^a,b   Greene, Duane W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

BA; Cytokinin; Fruit abscission; Fruit quality; Malus sylvestris var. domestica; Respiration

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033962713     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.2.169     Document Type: Article

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