Assess Effect of Foliar Application of Seaweed Extract and Amino Acids on Morpho-physiological Characteristics of Gerbera jamesonii Var. Stanza Cut Flowers

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Maral Tavakoli ¹ , Hossein Ali Asadi-Gharneh ²

1 - MSc. Graduated, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2019-12-22 Accepted : 2020-02-24 Published : 2020-03-01

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