A survey of ethylene contamination in ontario=s floriculture industry and the evaluation of 1-methylcyclopropene and an ethylene absorber as potential solutions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 543, Issue , 2001, Pages 55-62

  Skog, Lisa J ^a   Blom, Theo ^a   Schaefer, Brad ^a   Digweed, Brad ^a   Fraser, Hugh ^b   Brown, Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedding plants; Cut flowers; Postharvest; Potted plants; Senescence; Shelf life; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344662450     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.543.5     Document Type: Article

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