The effect of night temperature on chrysanthemum flowering: Heat-tolerant versus heat-sensitive cultivars

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 325-330

  Willits, D H ^a   Bailey, D A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum morifolium; Dendranthema xgrandiflorium; Heat stress; High temperatures; Temperature stress

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMUM;

EID: 0034737364     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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