Reconsideration of the use of deionized water as vase water in postharvest experiments on cut flowers

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-187

  Van Meeteren, U ^a   Van Gelder, H ^a   Van Ieperen, W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cut flowers; Dendranthema x grandiflorum; Hydraulic resistance; Mineral water composition; Postharvest; Transpiration rate; Vase life; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMUM; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0032726711     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(99)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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