Watsonias as container plants: Using paclobutrazol for flowering and height control

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 426-431

  Thompson, D I ^a   Anderson, N O ^b   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH REGULATOR; HORTICULTURE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 31944450917     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6299(15)30115-0     Document Type: Article

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