Seasonal variations in production and development of leatherleaf fern leaves

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-243

  Strandberg, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Day length; Degree days; Disease management; Rumohra adiantiformis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FERN; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA; RUMOHRA ADIANTIFORMIS; VIBURNUM RHYTIDOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0141838784     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00290.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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