Effect of winter chilling and paclobutrazol on floral bud production in Eucalyptus nitens

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-249

  Gardner, R A W ^a   Bertling, I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW TEMPERATURE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 23444435836     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30139-3     Document Type: Article

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