Florogenesis

Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 197-232

  Kamenetsky, Rina ^a   Zaccai, Michele ^b   Flaishman, Moshe A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.1201/b12881     Document Type: Chapter

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