Influence of photoselective films and growing season on stem growth and flowering of six plant species

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 486-491

  Cerny, Teresa A ^a,b   Faust, James E ^a   Layne, Desmond R ^a   Rajapakse, Nihal C ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light quality; Photomorphogenesis; Plant growth regulation; R:FR ratio; Spectral filters

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; COSMOS BIPINNATUS; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PETUNIA; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR; ROSA HYBRIDA; ZINNIA; ZINNIA ELEGANS;

EID: 0038546726     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.128.4.0486     Document Type: Article

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