Apples grown often produce more fruit, but they are characterised by heavy bloom and fruit
set, which results in undersized, poorly coloured, and low-quality apples. The optimal crop …

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of plant growth regulators for
enhancing fruit color of'Gala Standard'apples (Malus domestica). The experiment was …

The aim of this study was to explore the role of abscisic acid (ABA) in ethanol fermentation
during postharvest ripening of Nanguo pear fruit (Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.). Pears harvest …

The effects of the jasmonic acid derivative n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on ethylene
signal transduction and endogenous jasmonic acid (JA) in apples infected with Botrytis …

In peach, fruit thinning has to be performed every year with the purpose to improve fruit size
and quality, prevent alternate bearing and maintain a vegetative/reproductive balance. Hand …

The EUFRIN Working Group on “Fruit chemical thinning” started its activity in 1994 and since
then regularly met every year to compare the results obtained in fruit thinning trials …

Plant bioregulators (PBRs) are natural or synthetic substances able to interfere with the
plantRSQUOs hormone system controlling important physiological processes in trees. The …

It is a prevailing wisdom that plants require water, sunlight, nutrient rich soil, oxygen and
other contributors in order to grow and develop. However, apart from these external factors …

Postharvest diseases limit storage period and fruits' marketing life. Gray mold decay causes
by Botrytis cinerea is one of the major postharvest diseases of fruit such as apple, peach …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar o efeito da aplicação de fitorreguladores no
aumento da coloração de frutos de maçã'Gala Standard'(Malus domestica). O experimento …