Postproduction leaching affects the growing medium and respiration of subirrigated poinsettias

HortScience

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 250-253

  Van Iersel, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Euphorbia pulcherrima; Photosynthesis; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 0034001376     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.35.2.250     Document Type: Article

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