Alternating temperature affects spiking of a hybrid Phalaenopsis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 766, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-314

  Tsai, Wei Ting ^a   Wang, Yin Tung ^b   Lin, Huey Ling ^c  

^a TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flower induction; Moth orchid; Phalaenopsis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHALAENOPSIS;

EID: 61449162193     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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