Ethephon promotion of crop abscission for unshaken and mechanically shaken macadamia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1001-1008

  Trueman, Stephen J ^a,d   McConchie, C A ^b   Turnbull, C G N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; FRUIT; HARVESTING;

MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA;

EID: 0036453595     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01164     Document Type: Article

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