Benzyladenine as a chemical thinner for 'McIntosh' apples. II. Effects of benzyladenine, bourse shoot tip removal, and leaf number on fruit retention

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-182

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

BA; Cytokinin; Fruit abscission; Fruit development; Fruit quality; Fruit thinning; Malus sylvestris vat. domestica

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033972568     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.2.177     Document Type: Article

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