The Effect of Postharvest Treatments on Flower Quality and Vase Life of Cut Alstroemeria ‘Dancing Queen’
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10290-012-0024-6 | Journal eISSN: 1231-0948
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Published on: May 30, 2013
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