Brief exposures of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation improves flowering of ornamental plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1002, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-102

  Darras, A I ^a   Demopoulos, V ^a   Bali, I ^a   Katsiloulis, O ^a   Kratimenou, E ^a  

^a Technological Institute of Kalamata   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flowering; Geranium; Growth; New Guinea impatiens; Petunia

Indexed keywords

GERANIACEAE; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS HAWKERI; PELARGONIUM; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA;

EID: 84882950480     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2013.1002.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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