Preliminary evaluation of low ethephon doses for inducing fruit abscission of macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) cv. A16

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-245

  Trueman, Stephen J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Ethephon; Fruit abscission; Macadamia integrifolia; Proteaceae; Quality; Yield

Indexed keywords

MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 77954910423     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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