Control of bolting in autumn-sown sweet onions through undercutting

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1147-1151

  Sanders, Douglas C ^a   Cure, Jennifer D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; flowering

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BUBALUS;

EID: 0030457444     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.6.1147     Document Type: Article

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