Temperature and developmental stage influence diurnal rhythms of stem elongation in snapdragon and zinnia

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 778-783

  Neily, Will G ^a   Hicklenton, Peter R ^b   Kristie, David N ^c  

^a Olds College   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Day night temperature; DIF; Physiological clock

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ZINNIA; ZINNIA VIOLACEA;

EID: 0030726283     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.6.778     Document Type: Article

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