Aspirin®, methanol and some antibacterial compounds prolong the vase life of cut carnations

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 161-164

  Petridou, M ^a   Voyiatzi, Ch ^a   Voyiatzis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aspirin ; Carnation; Ethanol; Ethylene; Hydroxyquinoline; Methanol; Salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARNATION; CULTIVAR; CUT FLOWER; DISTILLED WATER; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; HYDROXYQUINOLINE SULFATE; METHANOL; SALICYLIC ACID; SENESCENCE; VASE LIFE;

EID: 0033503456     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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