Modeling the stem elongation response of poinsettia to chlormequat

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 861-868

  Fisher, P R ^a,b   Heins, R D ^a   Lieth, J H ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dose response; Euphorbia pulcherrima; growth retardant; height control; plant growth; plant grwoth regulator; Richards function; simulation; three phase function

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 0030456381     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.861     Document Type: Article

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