Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium requirements for optimizing growth and flowering of the nobile dendrobium as a potted orchid

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 328-332

  Bichsel, Rebecca G ^a   Starman, Terri W ^a   Wang, Yin Tung ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Matsui Nursery Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrobium nobile; Mineral nutrition

Indexed keywords

DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM NOBILE; LUTJANUS SEBAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 41149137150     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.2.328     Document Type: Article

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