Effects of light intensity and paclobutrazol on growth and interior performance of pachira aquatica aubl

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1291-1295

  Li, Qiansheng ^a   Deng, Min ^a   Chen, Jianjun ^a   Henny, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Light acclimatization; Light compensation point; Money tree; Ornamental foliage plants

Indexed keywords

PACHIRA AQUATICA;

EID: 70350033828     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.5.1291     Document Type: Article

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