The role of ethylene in the development of constant-light injury of potato and tomato

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Cushman, Kent E ^a   Tibbitts, Theodore W ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled environment; Lycopersicon esculentum; Photoperiod; Solanaceae; Solanum tuberosum; Stress

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031892796     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.2.239     Document Type: Article

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