Effect of gibberellic acid, urea and KNO3 on yield and on composition and nutritional quality of clementine mandarin fruit juice

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 632, Issue , 2004, Pages 149-157

  El Otmani, Mohamed ^a   Ait Oubahou, Ahmed ^a   Lovatt, Carol J ^b   El Hassainate, Fadoua ^a   Kaanane, Amar ^a  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacids; Citrus reticulate; Fruit acidity; Juice ammonia content; Juice nitrate level; Maturity index; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249149952     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.632.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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