Annual growth cycle observation, hybridization and forcing culture for improving the ornamental application of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. in the low-latitude regions.

Expanding the southern range of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) is a meaningful and worthwhile horticultural endeavor in the Northern Hemisphere. However, high temperatures in winter seriously hinder the bud dormancy release and flowering of peony in the more southern areas of subtropica...

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Main Authors: Jiaping Zhang, Dong Zhang, Jianfen Wei, Xiaohua Shi, Huaqiao Ding, Shuai Qiu, Juan Guo, Danqin Li, Kaiyuan Zhu, David P Horvath, Yiping Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218164