Growth of phalaenopsis plants in five different potting media

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-326

  Seung, Jae Hwang ^a   Byoung, Ryong Jeong ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coir mixes; Growth; Perlite; Phalaenopsis; Sphagnum moss

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHALAENOPSIS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 35848931653     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.76.319     Document Type: Article

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