Floral
Michigan State University Research: Reducing Time to Flower in Dahlias
To solve this problem, Roberto Lopez, PhD, a Michigan State University Extension floriculture specialist, and his colleagues sought to determine how many SDs are required to induce flowering under non-inductive natural long days (LD) during early to mid-summer. Their objective was to determine the number of SDs required to induce flowering in different Dahlia cultivars sold as potted annuals, without reducing flower count or inducing unwanted tubers.... Read more
April 15, 2026 | 1 min to read