Efficacy and persistence of paclobutrazol applied to rooted cuttings of rhododendron before transplant

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-109

  Gent, Martin P N ^a  

^a CT Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Growth retardant; Persistence; Stem elongation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; GROWTH KINETICS;

ROOTED CUTTINGS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE;

EID: 1642424193     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.1.105     Document Type: Article

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