Low-temperature storage of rooted chrysanthemum cuttings: Relationship to carbohydrate status of cultivars

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 740-745

  Rajapakse, Nihal C ^a   Miller, William B ^a   Kelly, John W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendranthema x grandiflorum; irradiance; ornamental plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029742165     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.4.740     Document Type: Article

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