Water deficits promote flowering in Rhododendron via regulation of pre and post initiation development

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 511-517

  Sharp, R G ^a   Else, M A ^b   Cameron, R W ^c   Davies, W J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floral initiation; Partial rootzone Drying; Regulated deficit irrigation; Rhododendron; Water deficits

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOWERING; HORMONE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 63049128950     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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