Restrictions on the exogenous control of flowering in citrus

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 632, Issue , 2004, Pages 91-98

  Martínez Fuentes, Amparo ^a   Mesejo, Carlos ^a   Juan, Mariano ^a   Almela, Vicente ^a   Agustí, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clementine mandarin; Fruit set; Gibberellic acid; Paclobutrazol; Sweet orange; Tangor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751300736     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.632.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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