Impact of prohexadione-Ca on the vegetative and reproductive performance of apple and pear trees

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 221-228

  Rademacher, W ^a   Van Saarloos, K ^b,f   Garuz Porte, J A ^c,g   Riera Forcades, F ^c,g   Senechal, Y ^d,h   Andreotti, C ^e   Spinelli, F ^e   Sabatini, E ^e   Costa, G ^e  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b BASF Nederland   (Netherlands)

^c BASF Espanola   (Spain)

^d BASF Agro ^*  (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f BASF Nederland BV   (Netherlands)

^g BASF Espanola SA   (Spain)

^h BASF Agro SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Fruit yield; Malus; Pruning; Pyrus; Return bloom; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 13844299707     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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