Deferring flowering of nobile dendrobium hybrids by holding plants under low temperature after vernalization

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 869-873

  Lin, Min ^a   Starman, Terri W ^a   Wang, Yin Tung ^b   Niu, Genhua ^c   Cothren, J Tom ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Matsui Nursery Inc   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrobium nobile; Flowering control; Orchid; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWERING; HERB; HYBRID; LONGEVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; VERNALIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM NOBILE; LUTJANUS SEBAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 80054124188     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.08.027     Document Type: Article

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