Determination of pineapple (Ananas comosus, MD-2 hybrid cultivar) plant maturity, the efficiency of flowering induction agents and the use of activated carbon

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-63

  Van de Poel, B ^a   Ceusters, J ^a   De Proft, M P ^a  

^a Division of Crop Biotechnics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Ananas comosus; Ethylene; Flowering; Maturity; Pineapple

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; HYBRID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MATURATION; PERENNIAL PLANT;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 59349083332     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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