An economic evaluation of single stem cut rose production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 629-634

  Anderson, Robert G ^a   Woods, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Break even analysis; Cuttings; Greenhouse production systems; Internal rate of return; Long stem roses

Indexed keywords

ROSA;

EID: 0008685075     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.481.75     Document Type: Article

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