Floral flavonoids and pH in Dendrobium orchid species and hybrids

Euphytica

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Kuehnle, Adelheid R ^a,b   Lewis, David H ^a   Markham, Kenneth R ^c   Mitchell, Kevin A ^c   Davies, Kevin M ^a   Jordan, Brian R ^a  

^a Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Colour breeding; Dendrobium; Flavonoid; Monocytoledon; Orchidaceae; Pelargonidin; pH

Indexed keywords

DENDROBIUM;

EID: 0030790821     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002945632713     Document Type: Article

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