Effects of exogenous ethylene and 1-MCP on ACC oxidase activity, ethylene production and vase life in Cattleya alliances

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-133

  Yamane, Kenji ^a   Yamaki, Yoshikazu ^a   Fujishige, Nobuaki ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Cattleya alliances; Ethylene; Sucrose; Vase life

Indexed keywords

BRASSOLAELIOCATTLEYA; CATTLEYA; CATTLEYA ALLIANCES; LAELIOCATTLEYA; VILLA;

EID: 1842787505     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.73.128     Document Type: Article

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