High-temperature inhibition of flowering of phalaenopsis and doritaenopsis orchids

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1271-1276

  Newton, Linsey A ^a   Runkle, Erik S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower initiation; Potted plants; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHALAENOPSIS; PHALAENOPSIS HYBRIDA; X DORITAENOPSIS;

EID: 70350028525     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.5.1271     Document Type: Article

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