The inhibition of flowering by means of gibberellic acid application reduces the cost of hand thinning in Japanese plums (Prunus salicina Lindl.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-323

  Gonzalez Rossia D ^a   Juan, M ^a   Reig, C ^a   Agusti M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flower intensity; Fruit quality; Fruit size; Shoot development

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BUD; FLOWERING; HORMONE; INHIBITION; SHOOT GROWTH; YIELD RESPONSE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 33750352562     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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