Light activation of contractile roots of Easter lily

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 575-582

  Jaffe, Mordecai J ^a   Leopold, A Carl ^a  

^a United States Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue light; Bulb movement; Exodermis

Indexed keywords

LILIUM; LILIUM LONGIFLORUM;

EID: 36649030620     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.5.575     Document Type: Article

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