PEG-8000 alters morphology and nutrient concentration of hydroponic impatiens

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1768-1772

  Burnett, Stephanie ^a   Van Iersel, Marc ^b   Thomas, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Growth retardant; Impatiens walleriana; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROUGHT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SEED; SOLUTIONS; TISSUE;

GROWTH RETARDANT; IMPATIENS WELLARINA;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

ANATOMY; CONCENTRATION; DROUGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; SEEDLINGS; SOLUTIONS; TISSUE;

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA;

EID: 24944496816     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.6.1768     Document Type: Article

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