The effects of ethephon on saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) fruit ripening

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-17

  McGarry, Roisin ^a   Ozga, Jocelyn A ^a   Reinecke, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amelanchier alnifolia; Fruit quality; Fruit ripening; Fruit yield; Saskatoon

Indexed keywords

AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA;

EID: 12744279522     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.1.12     Document Type: Article

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