Effects of ethephon on lignin content and bending incidence of Rosabella gerberas

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-32

  Papadopoulou, E ^a   Gerasopoulos, D ^a   Maloupa, E ^b  

^a MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

^b Agric Res Ctr Macedonia Thrace   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gerbera jamesonii; Quality characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543016266     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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