Effect of exogenous application of free polyamines on physiological disorders and yield of 'Kaleh-Ghoochi' pistachio shoots (Pistacia vera L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-276

  Khezri, Masood ^a   Talaie, Alireza ^a   Javanshah, Amanallah ^b   Hadavi, Faranak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blank nut; Deformed nut; Early split nut; Free polyamines; Fruit abscission; Inflorescence bud abscission; Non split nut; Yield

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; CROP YIELD; DECIDUOUS TREE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 77953134625     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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