Regulation of flower development in Dendrobium crumenatum by changes in carbohydrate contents, water status and cell wall metabolism

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Yap, You Min ^a   Loh, Chiang Shiong ^a   Ong, Bee Lian ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cell wall composition; Cell wall hydrolases; Flower development; Orchid; Osmolality

Indexed keywords

BUD; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DORMANCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWERING; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM CRUMENATUM; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 55949106659     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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