Growth, morphology, and quality of rooted cuttings of several herbaceous annual bedding plants are influenced by photosynthetic daily light integral during root development

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Currey, Christopher J ^a   Hutchinson, Veronica A ^a   Lopez, Roberto G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additional index words; DLI; Quality index; Sturdiness quotient; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ANGELONIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ANTHOZOA; ARGYRANTHEMUM; ARGYRANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS; DIASCIA; DIASCIA BARBERAE; LANTANA CAMARA; NEMESIA; NEMESIA FRUTICANS; OSTEOSPERMUM ECKLONIS; SCAEVOLA; SUTERA CORDATA; VERBENA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 84855966717     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.1.25     Document Type: Article

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