Influence of exogenous applications of plant growth regulators on fruit quality of young 'Kinnow' mandarin (Citrus nobilis × C. deliciosa) trees

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-234

  Khalid, Samina ^a   Malik, Aman Ullah ^a   Khan, Ahmad Sattar ^a   Jamil, Amer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

'Kinnow' mandarin; Cytokinins; Fruit quality; Gibberellic acid; Young trees

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS DELICIOSA; CITRUS NOBILIS;

EID: 84858317185     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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