Cold hardiness of floral buds of deciduous azaleas: Dehardening, rehardening, and endodormancy in late winter

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Kalberer, Scott R ^a   Arora, Rajeev ^a   Leyva Estrada, Norma ^b   Krebs, Stephen L ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

^c Holden Arboretum   (United States)

Author keywords

Budbreak; Chilling requirement; Deacclimation; Freezing tolerance; Reacclimation; Rhododendron

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON ARBORESCENS; RHODODENDRON AUSTRINUM; RHODODENDRON CALENDULACEUM; RHODODENDRON CANADENSE; RHODODENDRON CANESCENS; RHODODENDRON PRINOPHYLLUM; RHODODENDRON PRUNIFOLIUM; RHODODENDRON VISCOSUM;

EID: 33847255983     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.1.73     Document Type: Article

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