Low temperature requirements for floral induction in lychee

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 665, Issue , 2005, Pages 195-202

  Chen, H B ^a   Huang, H B ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

'off' year; 'on' year; Accumulated hours; Maximum temperature; Mean temperature; Minimum temperature; Whitish millet

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849149923     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.665.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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