The use of reflective film and ethephon to improve red skin color of apples in the mid-atlantic region of the united states

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-99

  Miller, Stephen S ^a   Greene II, George M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy microclimate; Ethephon; Hue angle; Light; Malus xdomestica; Metalized film; Plant growth regulator

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0037215876     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.1.0090     Document Type: Article

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