Timing of nutrient termination and reapplication for growth, flower initiation, and flowering of the nobile dendrobium orchid

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-507

  Yen, Christine Yung Ting ^a   Starman, Terri W ^a   Wang, Yin Tung ^b,d   Holzenburg, Andreas ^a,c   Niu, Genhua ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

^d Matsui Nursery Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrobium nobile; Floral primordium; Flower differentiation; Histology; Mineral nutrition

Indexed keywords

DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM NOBILE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 47749131162     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.133.4.501     Document Type: Article

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