Dikegulac Promotes Abscission in Citrus

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1655-1658

  Pozo, Luis ^a   Redondo, Ana ^a   Hartmond, Ulrich ^a   Kender, Walter J ^a   Burns, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Citrus sinensis; Fruit detachment force; Juice quality; Leaf abscission

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING;

FOLIAR SPRAYS; FRUIT QUALITY; ORGANGE TREES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOLIAR ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; PLANTS; VARIETIES;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; VALENCIA;

EID: 9244265588     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.7.1655     Document Type: Article

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