Effects of putrescine application on fruit set in 'Housui' Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-273

  Franco Mora, O ^a   Tanabe, K ^a   Tamura, F ^a   Itai, A ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit set; Japanese pear; Pollination; Putrescine

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; HORTICULTURE; POLLINATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 14844315740     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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