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Cantaloupe fruit set: Relationship to fertilization, seed development, and fruit growth studied to determine causes of drop
Authors
Louis K. MannJeanette Robinson
Authors Affiliations
Louis K. Mann is Assistant Professor of Truck Crops, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis; Jeanette Robinson, at the time of this study, was Senior Laboratory Technician, Division of Truck Crops, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 6(2):10-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v006n02p10. February 1952.
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Abstract
Cantaloupe fruit set may be increased by removing competing fruits from the same vine, and by relying on insect pollination.
Mann L, Robinson J. 1952. Cantaloupe fruit set: Relationship to fertilization, seed development, and fruit growth studied to determine causes of drop. Hilgardia 6(2):10-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v006n02p10
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