The influence of spectral composition on growth and development of chrysanthemum plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 440, Issue , 1996, Pages 292-297

  Reddy, V K ^a   Rajapakse, N C ^a   Young, R E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light quality; Photon flux density; Phytochrome; Spectral filters

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMUM;

EID: 33751521814     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1996.440.51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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