Postharvest life of Bird-of-Paradise inflorescences

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-263

  Bayogan, Emma Ruth V ^a   Jaroenkit, Teeranuch ^b   Paull, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO   (Philippines)

^b MAEJO UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Holding solutions; Inflorescences; Maturity; Pretreatment; Pulsing; Stem length; Vase life

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII; STRELITZIA REGINAE; STRELITZIACEAE;

EID: 39049130184     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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