A survey of possible associations between preharvest environment conditions and postharvest rejections of cut freesia flowers

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-108

  Darras, A I ^a   Joyce, D C ^b   Terry, L A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Freesia hybrida; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FREESIA; FUNGI;

EID: 1842486907     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03025     Document Type: Review

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