Response of 'Clausellina' Satsuma mandarin to 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pirydiloxyacetic acid and fruitlet abscission

• Published in: Plant growth regulation Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 129 - 135
• Main Authors: Agustí, Manuel, Juan, Mariano, Almela, Vicente
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.11.2007; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscission; auxins; cell growth; Citrus; ethylene; fruiting; Fruits; leaves; satsumas; Synthetic auxins; triclopyr

The application of the synthetic auxin 3,5,6-trichloro-2-piridyloxyacetic acid (3,5,6-TPA) isopropyl ester at the onset of cell enlargement stage, significantly thinned fruitlets in 'Clausellina' Satsuma mandarin. The magnitude of the response was related to the concentration applied, incr...