Physiological, molecular and practical aspects of fruit abscission

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 727, Issue , 2006, Pages 301-309

  Costa, G ^a   Dal Cin, V ^b   Ramina, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscission related genes; Abscission zone; BA; Ethylene; Hydrolytic enzymes; Multiple application strategy

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 33846627748     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.727.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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