Effect of timing and concentration of rest breaking agents on budburst in ‘bing’ sweet cherry under conditions of inadequate winter chilling in South Africa

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-79

  Sheard, A G ^a   Johnson, S D ^b   Cook, N C ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Deciduous Fruit Producers Trust Research   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chilling Portions; Hydrogen cyanamide; Positive Utah Chill units; Prunus avium; Thidiazuron

Indexed keywords

BUDBURST; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ROOTSTOCK;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 68149156290     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2009.10639937     Document Type: Article

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