Effects of some growth regulators on pre- and after-storage quality of 'Red Chief Delicious' apples

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-11

  Koukourikou Petridou, M A ^a   Voyiatzis, D G ^a   Stylianidis, D K ^a   Sotiropoulos, T E ^a,b   Therios, I N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apple shape; Cytokinins; Flesh firmness; Gibberellins; L malic acid; Soluble solids; Sugars

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33847747470     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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