Interactive effects of photoperiods and plant growth regulators on the development of tubers and flowering spikes in Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita) cv. Nagaimo

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 752-757

  Yoshida, Yasunori ^a   Takahashi, Harumi ^a   Kanda, Hiroomi ^a   Kanahama, Koki ^b  

^a Akita Prefectural Coll Agr   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioscorea opposita; Photoperiod; Plant growth regulator; Spike; Tuber

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITA; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITIFOLIA;

EID: 0036859836     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.71.752     Document Type: Article

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