Effect of growth regulators on flower differentiation and yield in zucchini (cucurbita pepo l.) grown in protected cultivation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 492, Issue , 1999, Pages 265-272

  Mancini, Leonardo ^a   Calabrese, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auxin; Ethephon; Flower sex; Harvest time; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO;

EID: 70449113939     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.492.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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