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New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science Volume 19, 1991 - Issue 3
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Some reservations in thinning ‘Fuji’ apples with naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and ethephon

K.M. Jones New Town Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industry, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
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T.B. Koen New Town Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industry, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
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S.A. Bound New Town Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industry, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
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M.J. Oakford New Town Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industry, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
Pages 225-228 | Received 13 Feb 1991, Accepted 20 Aug 1991, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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