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Physiology and Storage of Bulbs: Concepts and Nature of Dormancy in Bulbs

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Post-Harvest Physiology and Crop Preservation

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Bulbous plants constitute a group of a very great diversity, as much in their geographical origin as in their biological characteristics. Moreover, the term “bulbous plants” is generally used in a very broad sense and includes plants whose vegetative multiplication organs are true bulbs, corms, rhizomes and even tubers and tuberous roots.

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