Copper-treated plug flats influence root growth and flowering of bedding plants

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 941-943

  Armitage, A M ^a   Gross, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

copper hydroxide; geranium; Impatiens; Pelargonium; Petunia

Indexed keywords

GERANIACEAE; IMPATIENS; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM XHORTORUM; PETUNIA; PETUNIA XHYBRIDA;

EID: 0030459524     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.6.941     Document Type: Article

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