Influence of bulb packing systems on forcing of Dutch-grown Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) as flowering potted plants in North America

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-179

  De Hertogh, A A ^b   Gallitano, L B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Finn peat; Hout wol (excelsior); Polyethylene packaging; Postharvest physiology; Root growth; Storage; Wood shavings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031899865     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.2.175     Document Type: Article

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