Harvest Management of Marshall 'McIntosh' Apples: Effects of AVG, NAA, Ethephon, and Summer Pruning on Preharvest Drop and Fruit Quality

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1093-1099

  Stover, Ed ^a,c   Fargione, Michael J ^a   Watkins, Christopher B ^a   Iungerman, Kevin A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell Cooperative Extension ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 chloroethylphosphonic acid; Aminoethoxyvinyl glycine; Controlled atmosphere storage; Ethrel; Ethylene; Firmness; Maturity; Naphthaleneacetic acid; Physiological disorders; ReTain; Ripening; Starch

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ETHYLENE; HARVESTING;

HARVEST MANAGEMENT;

FRUITS;

MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0345447615     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.6.1093     Document Type: Article

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