Influence of photoperiod and day/night temperatures on flowering of Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) CV. apple blossom

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 515, Issue , 2000, Pages 129-134

  De Hertogh, A A ^a   Gallitano, L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaryllis; Flower bulbs; Flowering; Geophyte; Hippeastrum; Photoperiod; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879567606     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.515.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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