Temperature during the day, but not during the night, controls flowering of Phalaenopsis orchids

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4043-4049

  Blanchard, Matthew G ^a   Runkle, Erik S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily temperature; Flower initiation; Potted plants; Temperature fluctuation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE; CROP SCHEDULING; FLOWER INITIATION; POTTED PLANTS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION;

ORCHARDS;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORCHIDACEAE; TEMPERATURE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWERS; ORCHIDACEAE; TEMPERATURE;

FARM CROPS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH; ORCHARDS;

ORCHIDACEAE; PHALAENOPSIS;

EID: 33845636567     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl176     Document Type: Article

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