Anatomy of ethylene-induced floral-organ abscission in Chamelaucium uncinatum (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-131

  Macnish, Andrew J ^a,c   Irving, Donald E ^a   Joyce, Daryl C ^a   Vithanage, Vasanthe ^b   Wearing, Alan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; ETHYLENE; FLOWER;

CHAMELAUCIUM UNCINATUM; ETLINGERA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 18444364826     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT04075     Document Type: Article

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