Application of gibberellic acid to 'sweetheart' sweet cherries: Effects on fruit quality at harvest and during cold storage

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 311-316

  Horvitz, S ^a   Godoy, C ^b   Lopez Camelo A F ^a   Yommi, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth regulators; Maturity index; Postharvest; Prunus avium

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949114069     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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