Thinning 'Elstar' apple with benzyladenine

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 727, Issue , 2006, Pages 415-421

  Maas, F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BA; Biennual bearing; Cytokinin; Fruit quality; Fruit size; Fruit thinning; Malus x domestica; MaxCel; Return bloom; Russeting

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33846470504     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.727.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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