Seasonal variation in rooting ability of myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) cuttings

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-76

  Klein, Joshua D ^a   Cohen, Shlomo ^b   Hebbe, Yonit ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Inst Agric Res Acc to the Torah   (Israel)

Author keywords

2,6 Dihydroxyacetophenone; Aeration; Rooting medium

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; ROOTING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034614690     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00069-2     Document Type: Article

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