Spray deposition and abscission efficacy of CMN-Pyrazole in mechanical harvesting of valencia orange

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-271

  Salyani, Masoud ^a   BenSalem, Ezzedine ^a   Whitney, Jodie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; CMN pyrazole; Fruit detachment force; Pyranine; Spray; Trunk shaker

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; HARVESTING;

ABSCISSION EFFICACY; CANOPY LOCATIONS;

SPRAYING;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; SPRAY;

ORCHARD; SPRAY;

UNITED STATES;

CITRUS; VALENCIA;

EID: 0036524255     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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