Growth reduction and flower bud quality on pear trees

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 636, Issue , 2004, Pages 249-258

  Deckers, T ^a   Schoofs, H ^a  

^a Royal Research Station of Gorsem   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flower bud quality; Growth regulation; Pear; Prohexadione Calcium

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247224452     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.636.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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