Ethephon: A versatile growth regulator for sugar cane industry

Sugar Tech

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-223

  Li, Yangrui ^{a,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Solomon, S ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON FOOD BIOREFINERY   (China)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SUGARCANE RESEARCH   (India)

^c Guangxi Agricultural University ^*

^d GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Dept of Agricultural Biochemistry   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cane quality; Ethephon; Ratoon; Sprouting; Stand over; Sugar recovery; Tillering

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 2342466037     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942476     Document Type: Review

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