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Abscission: Chemical control of shedding or dropping of plant parts
Author
W. S. StewartAuthor Affiliations
I. S. Stewart is Associate Plant Physiologist in the Experiment Station, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 2(9):6-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n09p6. September 1948.
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Abstract
The following report is a condensation of a paper presented before the 17th Annual Winter Meeting of the Western Society of Naturalists.
Stewart W. 1948. Abscission: Chemical control of shedding or dropping of plant parts. Hilgardia 2(9):6-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n09p6
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