Water stress increases cytokinin biosynthesis and delays postharvest yellowing of broccoli florets

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 436-439

  Zaicovski, Cristiane Brauer ^a   Zimmerman, Teodoro ^a   Nora, Leonardo ^a   Nora, Fabiana Roos ^a   Silva, Jorge Adolfo ^a   Rombaldi, Cesar Valmor ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Ethylene production; Respiration rate; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 46549086064     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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