Flower abscission in excised inflorescences of three Plectranthus cultivars

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-235

  Ascough, Glendon D ^a   Mtshali, Ntombizamatshali P ^a   Nogemane, Noluyolo ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Cycloheximide; Ethylene; Flower abscission; Plectranthus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENE; PROTEINS;

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ETHEPHON; FLOWER ABSCISSION; METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; PLECTRANTHUS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSCISSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; FLOWERS; INFLORESCENCE; INHIBITORS; PROTEIN FIBERS;

PLECTRANTHUS;

EID: 33645467352     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-006-0015-5     Document Type: Article

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