Pre-harvest drop control of 'Red Delicious' and 'Jonathan' apple (Malus domestica) as affected by the synthetic auxin 3,5,6-TPA

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 943-948

  Stern, Raphael A ^a   Ben Arie, Ruth ^b  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b Fruit Storage Research Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33751268941     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2006.11512180     Document Type: Article

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