The effect of fertilizer level and foliar-applied calcium on seed production and germination of Gerbera hybrida

HortScience

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 538-543

  Andreasen, Christian ^a   Kemezys, Andrius Hansen ^a   Müller, Renate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Germination curves; Ornamental plants; Potted plants; Seed propagation; Seed quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901248781     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.49.5.538     Document Type: Article

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