African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 815

Full Length Research Paper

An investigation of the photophysiology and phenology of cultivated African violet plants

O. Roger Anderson
  • O. Roger Anderson
  • Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 10964, USA.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2023
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2023
  •  Published: 30 November 2023

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