Effects of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on preharvest fruit drop, fruit maturity, and quality of 'Red Chief' apple

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 144, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-124

  Yildiz, Kenan ^a   Ozturk, Burhan ^a   Ozkan, Yakup ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Firmness; Fruit drop; Growth regulator; Malus domestica; Napthaleneacetic acid; Plant

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FRUIT; GROWTH REGULATOR; RIPENING;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84864068230     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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