Involvement of Ethylene in Chromosaponin-Induced Stimulation of Growth in Lettuce Roots

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 668-675

  Tsurumi, Seiji ^a   Ishizawa, Kimiharu ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,5 Norbornadiene; 2 Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Chromosaponin I; Ethylene; Lettuce root; Root growth

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0001602931     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029219     Document Type: Article

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