Effects of ethephon, methanol, ethanol and girdling treatments on berry maturity and colour development in Cardinal table grapes

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-14

  Nikolaou, Nikolaos ^a   Zioziou, Eleftheria ^a   Stavrakas, Dimitrios ^a   Patakas, Angelos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcohol sprays; Cardinal; Ethephon; Fruit ripening; Girdling; Grapevine; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0037269050     PISSN: 13227130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2003.tb00227.x     Document Type: Article

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