Root pruning as a means to encourage root growth in two ornamental shrubs, buddleja davidii 'Summer Beauty' and cistus 'Snow Fire'

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 521-528

  Blanusa, T ^a,b   Papadogiannakis, E ^b   Tanner, R ^a   Cameron, R W F ^b  

^a ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71549120404     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2007.11512268     Document Type: Article

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