Factors Affecting Preharvest Fruit Drop of Apple

Apple preharvest fruit drop frequently results in severe economic losses. Cultural control of preharvest drop has relied upon plant growth regulators (PGRs), but the loss of daminozide (Alar) and 2,4,5-TP has severely limited the choices of effective stop-drop compounds. A more complete understandi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Daniel Lee
Other Authors: Horticulture
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
PGR
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28973
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09142004-105126/