Growth, yield and quality responses to gibberellic acid (GA 3) of Wax apple Syzygium samarangense var. Jambu air madu fruits grown under field conditions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 56, 2011, Pages 11911-11918

  Moneruzzaman, K M ^a   Hossain, A B M S ^a   Normaniza, O ^a   Boyce, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gibberellin; Growth; Quality; Wax apple; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOID; GIBBERELLIC ACID; PHENOL; POTASSIUM ION; SUGAR;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BUD; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWERING; FRUIT GROWTH; FRUIT JUICE; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PRODUCT; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT YIELD; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE;

EID: 80053321064     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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