Postharvest longevity of cut-flower Gerbera. I. Response to selection for vase life components

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-221

  Wernett, Heidi C ^a   Sheehan, Thomas J ^a   Wilfret, Gary J ^b   Marousky, Francis J ^c   Lyrene, Paul M ^a   Knauft, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appleblossom; Diallel; Premature senescence; Topcross

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000431476     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.2.216     Document Type: Article

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