African Journal of
Biochemistry Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0778
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 425

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of pre-harvest chitosan foliar application on growth, yield and chemical composition of Washington navel orange trees grown in two different regions

Ahmed Hussien Hanafy Ahmed
  • Ahmed Hussien Hanafy Ahmed
  • Plant Physiology Section, Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Mohamed Ramadan Aboul-Ella Nesiem
  • Mohamed Ramadan Aboul-Ella Nesiem
  • Plant Physiology Section, Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Hesham Ali Allam
  • Hesham Ali Allam
  • Post-harvest Research Department, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (A.R.C.), Giza, Egypt.
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Amira Fahmy El-Wakil
  • Amira Fahmy El-Wakil
  • Post-harvest Research Department, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (A.R.C.), Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 01 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 10 November 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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