Prohexadione-calcium enhances the cropping potential and yield of strawberry

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 210-215

  Hytönen, Timo ^a   Mouhu, Katriina ^a   Koivu, Ilpo ^a   Junttila, Olavi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Axillary bud; Crown; Flowering; Fragaria; Gibberellin; Runner

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 56749161588     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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