Fruitlet thinning of the pear cultivar 'Abbé Fetel' with naphthaleneacetic acid

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 636, Issue , 2004, Pages 325-330

  Garriz, P I ^a   Alvarez, H L ^a   Colavita, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemical thinning; Fruit size; Growth; Maturity; Pyrus communis L.; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149094637     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.636.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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