A simple and effective method for quantifying leaf variegation

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-288

  Li, Qiansheng ^a   Chen, Jianjun ^a   McConnell, Dennis B ^a   Henny, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliage plants; Foliar variegation; Ornamental plants; Quantification of leaf variegation (QLV)

Indexed keywords

AGLAONEMA; CALATHEA; CODIAEUM; CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; DIEFFENBACHIA; DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE; STROMANTHE; STROMANTHE SANGUINEA;

EID: 34250786998     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.3.285     Document Type: Article

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