The effects of gibberellin4+7 on the vase life and flower quality of Alstroemeria cut flowers

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-214

  Mutui, Theophilus M ^a,b   Emongor, Vallantino E ^c   Hutchinson, Margaret J ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Alstroemeria; Gibberellins (GA4+7); Leaf senescence; Post harvest quality; Vase life

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; HARVESTERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSPORTATION;

ALSTROEMERIA CUT FLOWERS; GIBBERELLIN; LEAF SENESCENCE SYMPTOMS; LEAF YELLOWING; STEMS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

CHLOROPHYLLS; CONCENTRATION; CULTIVATION; GIBBERELLIC ACID; HARVESTERS; LEAVES; NITROGEN; WATER;

ALSTROEMERIA;

EID: 33645467759     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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