Effect of aminothoxyyinylglycine (AVG) on preharvest drop, fruit quality, and maturation of 'McIntosh' apples. II. Effect of timing and concentration relationships and spray volume

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1036-1041

  Greene, Duane W ^a   Schupp, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscission; Daminozide; Ethylene; Harvest management; NAA; Plant growth regulator; ReTain; Ripening

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FRUITS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH;

FRUIT QUALITY; RIPENING; WATER VOLUMES;

HARVESTING;

EID: 3142731478     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.5.1036     Document Type: Article

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