Photoperiod and temperature effects on growth and carbohydrate storage in southern highbush blueberry interspecific hybrid

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-298

  Spann, Timothy M ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^a   Darnell, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Daylength; Flower bud initiation; Flower development

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 1942454337     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.3.0294     Document Type: Article

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