Structural and environmental factors affecting the postharvest life of cut roses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 424, Issue , 1996, Pages 169-173

  Evans, R Y ^a   Zheng, Jian Min ^a   Reid, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0006041526     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.424.29     Document Type: Article

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