Flower abscission and induction in North American ginseng with ethephon

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 138-141

  Fiebig, Andrea E ^a   Proctor, J T A ^a   Murr, D P ^a   Reeleder, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscission; Berry count; Panax quinquefolius; Plant growth regulators; Root weight

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROP STUNTING; FLOWER ABSCISSION; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT WEIGHT;

GROWTH KINETICS;

COLOR; CONCENTRATION; FARM CROPS; GROWTH; PLANTS;

PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 13144281792     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.1.138     Document Type: Article

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