Seedless fruit production by hormonal regulation of fruit set

Nutrients

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-177

  Pandolfini, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Parthenocarpy; Phytohormones; Seedless fruit

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE;

AGRICULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; FRUIT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SEEDS;

EID: 79960640516     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu1020168     Document Type: Review

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