Pollination and CPPU treatment increase endogenous IAA and decrease endogenous ABA in muskmelons during early development

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 908-911

  Hayata, Yasuyoshi ^a   Li, Xin Xian ^a   Osajima, Yutaka ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Fruit growth and development; Fruit set; Phytohormone

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. RETICULATUS;

EID: 0036844647     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.127.6.908     Document Type: Article

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