Light-scattering shade net increases branching and flowering in ornamental pot plants

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Nissim Levi, Ada ^a   Farkash, Lilach ^a   Hamburger, David ^a   Ovadia, Rinat ^a   Forrer, Izhak ^a   Kagan, Sima ^a   Oren Shamir, Michal ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWEA; MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 47849116693     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2008.11512340     Document Type: Article

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