Effects of Pre- and Postharvest Conditions on Vase Life of Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn.

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 272-278

  Islam, N ^a   Patil, G G ^a   Gislerod H R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Light level; Lighting period; Relative humidity; Sucrose vase life

Indexed keywords

EUSTOMA; EUSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM;

EID: 1542381083     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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