Coloured shade-nets influence stem length, time to flower, flower number and inflorescence diameter in four ornamental cut-flower crops

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Ovadia, Rinat ^a   Dori, Irit ^b   Nissim Levi, Ada ^a   Shahak, Yosepha ^a   Oren Shamir, Michal ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Bsor Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; ORNITHOGALUM; TRACHELIUM;

EID: 77953388287     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512498     Document Type: Article

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