Effect of octanoic acid on ethylene-mediated flower induction in Dutch iris

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-51

  Botha, Marie Louise ^a   Whitehead, Charles S ^a   Halevy, Abraham H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bulbs; Dutch iris; Ethylene; Ethylene sensitivity; Flowering; Octanoic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031980649     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005986317865     Document Type: Article

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