The effect of temperature on leaf and flower development and flower longevity of Zygopetalum Redvale 'Fire Kiss' orchid

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1630-1634

  Lopez, Roberto G ^a   Runkle, Erik S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Degree days; Potted flowering orchids

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE; FRAGRANCES; GREENHOUSES;

FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FRAGRANT FLOWERS; INFLUORESCENCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVATION; FLOWERS; GREENHOUSES; PLANTS;

ORCHIDACEAE; ZYGOPETALUM;

EID: 9244251122     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.7.1630     Document Type: Article

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