Growth inhibition of Coleus under coloured plastic films

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 435, Issue , 1997, Pages 141-147

  Oyaert, Els ^a   Debergh, Pierre C ^a   Volckaert, Eddy ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Research Centre for Ornamental Plants   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coleus blumei x hybrids; Light quality; Light quantity; Sugar translocation

Indexed keywords

COLEUS; SOLENOSTEMON SCUTELLARIOIDES;

EID: 33646956211     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.435.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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