Inhibitors of ethylene action affect final quality and rooting of cuttings before and after storage

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 153-155

  Serek, Margrethe ^a,c   Prabucki, Adam ^a   Sisler, Edward C ^b   Andersen, Arne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Chlorophyll degradation; Dendranthema grandiflorum; Ethylene; Hibiscus rosa sinensis; Leaf yellowing; Pelargonium zonale; Silver thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORUM; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; PELARGONIUM ZONALE;

EID: 0031920394     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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