Factors affecting the water relations of cut roses placed in different vapor pressures

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 517-519

  Doi, Motoaki ^a   Hu, Yuxiao ^a   Imanishi, Hideo ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cut rose; Transpiration; Vapor pressure; Water potential; Water relations; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

CUT FLOWER; FLOWER BUD; PLANT LEAF; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION; WATER UPTAKE;

ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR; ROSA HYBRIDA;

EID: 0033862539     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.69.517     Document Type: Article

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