Evaluation of species from cyprus flora for sustainable use in commercial floriculture

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 683, Issue , 2005, Pages 111-119

  Chimonidou, D ^a   Vlahos, J C ^b   Odysseos, E ^c   Georgiou, K ^d   Della, A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Odysseos Nurseries   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endemic Cyprus species; In vitro culture; New flower crops; Pot plants; Propagation; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954170262     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2005.683.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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