3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid as effective thinning agent for fruit of 'Montenegrina' mandarin

3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid as effective thinning agent for fruit of 'Montenegrina' mandarin

ABSTRACT: The 'Montenegrina' mandarin ( Citrus deliciosa Tenore) is widely cultivated in southern Brazil. This cultivar has a great tendency for alternate bearing, requiring thining of the fruit. However, the chemical thinners studied until now in this cultivar have not been successful. Th...

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Main Authors: Mateus Pereira Gonzatto, Gerson Nestor Böettcher, Leonardo André Schneider, Ângelo Azeredo Lopes, Jairo Camargo Silveira Júnior, Henrique Belmonte Petry, Roberto Pedroso de Oliveira, Sergio Francisco Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Citrus deliciosa Ten.
3,5,6-TPA
synthetic auxin
ethephon
alternate bearing
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