The effect of trunk electric vibration on the growth, yield and fruit quality of peach trees (Prunus persica [L.] Batsch)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-363

  Onguso, Justus Mong'are ^a   Mizutani, Fusao ^a   Hossain, A B M Sharif ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACC content; Brix; Dwarfing effect; Electric vibration; Ethylene production; Thigmomorphogenesis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA; FRUIT; GROWTH; PERTURBATION; SHOOT; VIBRATION; YIELD;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 33646086722     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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