Recovery from phytotoxicity after foliar application of fruit-loosening abscission compounds to citrus

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 535-541

  Li, Kuo Tan ^a,b   Burns, Jacqueline K ^a   Syvertsen, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5 chloro 3 methyl 4 nitro 1H pyrazole; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Citrus sinensis; Ethephon; Photosynthesis; Sweet orange; Water potential

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 47749154413     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.133.4.535     Document Type: Article

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