Far-red light filtering by plastic film, greenhouse-cladding materials: Effects on growth and flowering in Petunia and Impatiens

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-306

  Fletcher, J M ^a,b   Tatsiopoulou, A ^a   Mpezamihigo, M ^a   Carew, J G ^a   Henbest, R G C ^b   Hadley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b BPI Agri   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 18844378646     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2005.11511934     Document Type: Article

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