Role of ethylene in postharvest quality of cut oriental lily 'Stargazer'

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-222

  Han, Susan S ^a   Miller, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Benzyladenine; Bud blasting; Bud opening; Foliar chlorosis; Gibberellin; Lilium sp., Silver thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; HARVESTING; POLYETHYLENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

POSTHARVEST QUALITY;

CROPS;

LILIUM; LILIUM SP.;

EID: 0141457610     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025023904151     Document Type: Article

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