Possibility of reducing frost injury on apple (Malus domestica cv. Golden Delicious) using Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol) and Glycerine
published by Damascus University
in 2005
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and research's language is
العربية
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Abstract in English
This study was conducted on flowering apple shoot of Golden Delicious, in
order to study the effect of application of some chemical substances, α-
Tocopherol (0.25%) and a mixture of α-Tocopherol (0.25%) and Glycerine 5%,
at 24, and 48 hr before freezing incidence, and on best time of application on
apple trees to reduce the effect of freezing.
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