Effects of Naphthalene Acetic Acid and Carbaryl on Fruit Thinning in ‘Kinnow’ Mandarin Trees

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Golnar Safaei-Nejad ¹ , Ali-Reza Shahsavar ² , Abbas Mirsoleimani ³

1 - Department of Horticultural Science, Collage of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
2 - Department of Horticultural Science, Collage of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
3 - Department of Horticultural Science, Collage of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Received: 2015-04-08 Accepted : 2018-10-29 Published : 2015-07-01

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