Effect of chilling on the gravitropic response of 'Poinsett 76' cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) radicles

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 901-907

  Rab, Abdur ^a   Saltveit, Mikal E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

geostimulation; heat shock; roots; temperature stress

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0030469366     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.901     Document Type: Article

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