July 2014

Cultivars, conduction, photoperiodic and quality chrysanthemum in Brazil

Chrysanthemum is classified as one of cut flowers with great variety of colors and inflorescences. This review aims at presenting the cultivars, as well as detailing the conduction, photoperiod and quality of chrysanthemum in Brazil. It concludes that the reaction time required for the induction of flowering until the early opening of the flowers varies among cultivars. The method of conduction varies according to the...

Author(s): Fabiana Bezerra de Moura Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira, Walter Santos Evangelista Júnior, Luzia Ferreira da Silva, Rosa Honorato de Oliveira, Alexandre Tavares da Rocha and Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa