Brassinosteroid effects on the precocity and yield of cladodes of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L) Mill.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Cortes, P Aristeo ^a   Terrazas, T ^a   León, T Colinas ^b   Larque Saavedra A ^c  

^a Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c Ctro Invest Cientifica de Yucatan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

BB 16; BB 6; Brassinosteroids; Cladodes; Opuntia ficus indica; Vegetative buds

Indexed keywords

CACTUS;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA FICUS; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037414996     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(02)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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