Foliar application of urea during bloom increases fruit size in 'Williams' pears

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 800 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 583-586

  Sanchez E E ^a   Curetti, M ^a   Sugar, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blossom thinning; Caustic thinners; Desiccants; Fruit nutrition; Fruit thinning

Indexed keywords

PYRUS;

EID: 71449124075     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.800.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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