The effects of far red spectral filters and plant density on the growth and development of chrysanthemums

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 335-341

  Khattak, A M ^a,b   Pearson, S ^a   Johnson, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum; Dendranthema grandiflorum; Far red radiation; Plant density; Spectral filters

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; LIGHT;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM X MORIFOLIUM;

EID: 5444228540     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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