Influence of bulb stock origin, inflorescence harvest stage and postharvest evaluation conditions on cut flower longevity of asiatic hybrid lilies

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-372

  Van Der Meulen Muisers, José J M ^a   Van Oeveren, Joop C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding; Discrimination; Growth chamber; Keeping quality; Lilium; Nongenetic variation; Preharvest conditions; Vase life

Indexed keywords

LILIUM;

EID: 0030793913     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.3.368     Document Type: Article

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