Comparison of cyclopropene, 1-methylcyclopropene, and 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene as ethylene antagonists in plants

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Sisler, Edward C ^a   Serek, Margrethe ^b   Dupille, Eve ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; 3,3 dimethylcyclopropene; Cyclopropene; Ethylene; Plants; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001692603     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00024378     Document Type: Review

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