Effect of photoperiod and temperature on inflorescence appearance and subsequent development towards flowering in onion raised from sets

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Khokhar, Khalid Mahmud ^a   Hadley, P ^b   Pearson, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flowering; Inflorescence initiation; Onion; Photoperiod; Seed production; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FLOWERING; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOTOPERIOD; ROOT VEGETABLE; SEED PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33847019958     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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