Longevity of Zinnia elegans inflorescences affected by sucrose and recuts of the stem;Influência da sacarose e do corte da base da haste na longevidade de inflorescências de Zinnia elegans

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1065-1070

  Carneiro, Tânia Forster ^a   Finger, Fernando Luiz ^a   Dos Santos, Vanessa Rebouças ^a   De Melo Neves, Ludmila Lafetá ^a   Barbosa, José Geraldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Flowers; Senescence; Water uptake; Zinnia elegans

Indexed keywords

ZINNIA; ZINNIA ELEGANS;

EID: 0036696184     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2002000800003     Document Type: Article

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