Effects of L-proline foliar application on the quality of 'Kosui' Japanese pear

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 800 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 549-554

  Takeuchi, M ^a   Arakawa, C ^b   Kuwahara, Y ^b   Gemma, H ^b  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foliar applications; Japanese pear; L proline; Nitrogen metabolism; Quality of fruit

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA;

EID: 71449123363     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.800.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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