Shipping and ethylene effects on flower bud abscission in potted hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 303-310

  Al Saqri, F A ^a   Barrett, J E ^a   Bartuska, C A ^a   Clark, D G ^a   Schoellhorn, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscission; Ethylene; Flower buds; Hibiscus rosa sinensis; Shipping; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249100340     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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