Effects of air humidity, lighting period and lamp type on growth and vase life of roses

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-237

  Mortensen, Leiv M ^a,b   Fjeld, Tove ^b  

^a Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air humidity; Growth; Leaf diffusion resistance; Light quality; Lighting period; Vase life; Water loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032536993     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00075-2     Document Type: Article

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