Promoting branching of a potential biofuel crop Jatropha curcas L. by foliar application of plant growth regulators

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Abdelgadir, Hafiz A ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemical pruning; Dikegulac; Jatropha; Lateral branching; Maleic hydrazide; Manual pruning; TIBA

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 67849128683     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-009-9377-9     Document Type: Article

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