Gibberellic acid increases fruit firmness, fruit size, and delays maturity of 'sweetheart' sweet cherry

Journal of the American Pomological Society

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 219-222

  Kappel, Frank ^b   MacDonald, Richard A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 2942735412     PISSN: 15273741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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