Is acetaldehyde the causal agent in the retardation of carnation flower senescence by ethanol?

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-354

  Podd, L A ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Dianthus caryophyllus; Ethanol; Ethylene; Flower senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032921385     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80179-5     Document Type: Article

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