Effects of temperature on the respiration and vase life of narcissus flowers

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 517, Issue , 2000, Pages 335-341

  Cevallos, J C ^a   Reid, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low temperature; Narcissus pseudonarcissus; Narcissus tazetta; Post harvest; Respiration; Storage; Vase life; Water relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042436432     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.517.42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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