Role of soluble carbohydrates in flower senescence: A survey

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 543, Issue , 2001, Pages 179-183

  Van Doorn, Wouter G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abscission; Carbohydrate metabolism; Cut flowers; Cytosol; Ethylene; Mitochondria; Osmotic pressure; Vacuole; Water relations; Wilting

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049086106     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.543.21     Document Type: Article

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