Root Restriction for Growth Control and Precocity in Starfruit (A Verrhoa Carambola L.)

• Main Author: Meon, Zainudin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Carambola - Roots (Botany) - Growth - Case studies
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10558/1/FP_2001_15.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10558/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola) is an important fruit grown commercially in Malaysia. High rainfall and plentiful sunshine of the humid tropic usually promotes abundant shoot growth. Tree height increment is also tremendously fast. These conditions could lead to increase vegetative growth. Innovat...