Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Studies on chemical solutions and storage duration on keeping quality of cut gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.) spikes (‘White Prosperity’)

Z. A. Bhat
  • Z. A. Bhat
  • Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Faculty of Horticulture Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, (J&K) India.
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M. Q. Sheikh
  • M. Q. Sheikh
  • Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Faculty of Horticulture Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, (J&K) India.
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  •  Received: 10 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 August 2015
  •  Published: 30 December 2015

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