Effect of aminooxyacetic acid and sugars on the vase life of Dendrobium flowers

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Rattanawisalanon, Chaturaphat ^a   Ketsa, Saichol ^b   Van Doorn, Wouter G ^c  

^a Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abscission; Aminooxyacetic acid; Antibacterial agent; Dendrobium; Sugar; Vase life; Wilting

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DENDROBIUM;

EID: 0038007893     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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