Fruit set, retention and yield of mango in relation to ethylene

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 575, Issue , 2002, Pages 805-811

  Singh, Zora ^a   Agrez, Vaughan ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit retention; Fruit set; Mangifera indica L.; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857796354     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.575.95     Document Type: Conference Paper

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