Increasing fruit size in citrus. Thinning and stimulation of fruit growth

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-132

  Guardiola, J L ^a   Garcia Luis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auxin effects; Flowering; Fruit growth; Fruit size; Growth regulators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034122397     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006339721880     Document Type: Article

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