Epinastic response of potato to atmospheric ethylene near polyethylene manufacturing plants

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1617-1628

  Tonneijck, A E G ^a   Berge, W F ten ^b   Jansen, B P ^c   Bakker, C ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESOLVE   (Netherlands)

^c DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epinasty; Ethylene; Exposure response relationship; Solanum tuberosum L.

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; NIGHT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POTATO; PRESSURE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR; WIND;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033214647     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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