Development of a financial model to evaluate investment in supplemental lighting for greenhouse floricultural production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 580, Issue , 2002, Pages 191-196

  Fisher, P R ^a   Donnelly, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutting; Decision support; High pressure sodium; Petunia; Stock plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956216577     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.580.24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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