Models to predict flowering time in the main saffron production regions of Khorasan Province

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 907-909

  Behdani, Mohammad Ali ^a   Koocheki, A ^b   Nassiri, M ^b   Rezvani, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocus sativus; Flower emergence; Model; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MODELS;

CROCUS SATIVUS; FLOWER EMERGENCE; LINEAR MODELING; RELIABLE MODELS; SECOND-ORDER POLYNOMIAL; STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE REGIMES; THERMAL REGIMES;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

EID: 41949099201     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.907.909     Document Type: Article

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