Effect of synthetic auxins on fruit development of 'Bing' cherry (Prunus avium L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 275-280

  Stern, Raphael A ^a   Flaishman, Moshe ^b   Applebaum, Steve ^c   Ben Arie, Ruth ^d  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c Kibbutz Ortal   (Israel)

^d Fruit Storage Research Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

Auxins; Cherry; Fruit size; Prunus avium L.

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP PLANT; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 35549013162     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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