The role of ethylene in orchid ovule development

Plant Science

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 98-105

  Tsai, Wen Chieh ^a   Hsiao, Yu Yun ^b   Pan, Zhao Jun ^b   Kuoh, Chang Sheng ^b   Chen, Wen Huei ^c   Chen, Hong Hwa ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Orchid; Ovule development; Phosphorylation; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ORCHIDACEAE; PHALAENOPSIS;

EID: 44649147724     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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