Fruit detachment in rabbiteye blueberry: Abscission and physical separation

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-101

  Malladi, Anish ^a   Vashisth, Tripti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscission agent; Abscission zone; Mechanical harvesting; Plant growth regulators; Vaccinium sp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875141814     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.138.2.95     Document Type: Article

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