A model of asparagus growth physiology

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 589, Issue , 2002, Pages 297-301

  Wilson, D R ^a   Cloughley, C G ^a   Jamieson, P D ^a   Sinton, S M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Asparagus officinalis L.; Carbohydrate; Partitioning; Radiation; Simulations; Storage roots; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747394273     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.589.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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