Changes of leaf water potential and endogenous cytokinins in young apple trees treated with or without paclobutrazol under drought conditions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Zhu, Li Hua ^a,b   Van De Peppel, Arjen ^b   Li, Xue Yuan ^a   Welander, Margareta ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apple; Cytokinin; Drought; Leaf water potential; Paclobutrazol

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FRUIT; LEAF; STRESS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0347566339     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(03)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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