Combination of 1-Methylcyclopropene and ethoxyquin to control superficial scald of 'Anjou' pears

HortTechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-525

  Bai, Jinhe ^a   Yin, Xinhua ^b   Whitaker, Bruce D ^c   Deschuytter, Kristi ^d   Chen, Paul M ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 70349278960     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.19.3.521     Document Type: Article

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