Improved fruit retention, yield and fruit quality in mango with exogenous application of polyamines

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-174

  Malik, Aman Ullah ^a   Singh, Zora ^a  

^a Division of Resources and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Colour; Fruit drop; Polyamines; Sugars

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BUD; CROP PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOWER; FRUIT; FRUIT SET; SUGAR; SURFACTANT;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 33748432309     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.06.028     Document Type: Article

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