Rotating high-pressure sodium lamps provide flowering plants for spring markets
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
When consumers visit garden centers in spring they will most likely buy flowering ornamental plants that are ready for their home gardens. Studies have shown that consumers favor plants that are already in flower rather than those that are "vegetative" -a preference that can present multiple challenges for commercial growers.
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