Bulbing in onions: Photoperiod and temperature requirements and prediction of bulb size and maturity

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-430

  Lancaster, J E ^a   Triggs, C M ^b   De Ruiter, J M ^a   Gandar, P W ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; bulb neck ratio; bulbing; leaf number; onion; photoperiod; temperature

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0029824785     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0138     Document Type: Article

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