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Original Articles

Effects of Cultar (paclobutrazol) on vegetative growth and fruit production by nashi (Pyrus seratina Rehd.)

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Pages 229-235 | Received 22 May 1991, Accepted 23 Sep 1991, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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