Vase treatments containing gibberellic acid do not increase longevity of cut Grevillea 'Sylvia' inflorescences

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1535-1539

  Setyadjit, ^a,b   Irving, D E ^a   Joyce, D C ^a   Simons, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Indonesian Agriculture Postharvest Technology Research Institute   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FLOWER; LONGEVITY; SENESCENCE;

GREVILLEA; SYLVIA;

EID: 33748987238     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04127     Document Type: Article

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