Prolonging the longevity of cymbidium flowers through genetic transformation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 738, Issue , 2007, Pages 545-550

  Chen, Y T ^a   Chu, M J ^a   Chiou, Y S ^a   Shaw, J F ^a   Huang, L C ^a   Chen, H H ^b   Uchimiya, H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boers; Ethylene; Orchid; Senescence; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CYMBIDIUM; CYMBIDIUM HYBRID; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 44649097367     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.738.70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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