Photoperiodic effects on vegetative and reproductive growth of Vaccinium darrowi and V. corymbosum Interspecific hybrids

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 192-195

  Spann, Timothy M ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^a   Darnell, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Daylength; Flower bud initiation; Flower development; Southern highbush blueberry

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; VEGETATION;

PHOTOPERIODIC EFFECTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLANTS;

VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM DARROWI;

EID: 0038477079     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.2.192     Document Type: Article

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