Effects of growth regulators on the respiration metabolism of pear buds during dormant period

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-50

  Bi, Lei ^a   Zhang, Yuxing ^a   Poudyal, Bharat Kumar ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b Fruit Development Directorate   (Nepal)

Author keywords

dormancy; growth regulators; pear; respiration intensity

Indexed keywords

PYRUS;

EID: 79952072291     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-010-1051-5     Document Type: Article

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