Use of a nitric oxide donor compound to extend the vase life of cut flowers

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1371-1372

  Badiyan, D ^a   Wills, R B H ^a   Bowyer, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum; Delphinium; Diazeniumdiolate; Gerbera; Oriental lily; Postharvest; Rose and iris; Snapdragon; Tulip

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN OXIDES; WATER;

NITRIC OXIDE; VASE LIFE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ETHYLENE; FLOWERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS; WATER;

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM AJACIS; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA; GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII; IRIS HOLLANDICA; LILIUM; LILIUM ASIATICUM; ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR; TULIPA;

EID: 5444265041     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1371     Document Type: Article

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