Impact of applied nitrogen concentration on growth of elatior Begonia and new guinea impatiens and susceptibility of Begonia to Botrytis cinerea

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Pitchay, Dharmalingam S ^a   Frantz, Jonathan M ^a   Locke, James C ^a   Krause, Charles R ^b   Fernandez, George C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic stress; Floriculture; Plant nutrition

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; ELATIOR; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS HAWKERI;

EID: 34047229389     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.2.193     Document Type: Article

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