Floral induction (FI) in longan (Dimocarpus longan, Lour.) trees: Part I. Low temperature and potassium chlorate effects on FI and hormonal changes exerted in terminal buds and sub-apical tissue

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-294

  Potchanasin, P ^a   Sringarm, K ^b   Sruamsiri, P ^b   Bangerth, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Auxin; Cytokinins; Flower induction; Gibberellins; Potassium chlorate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWERING; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HORMONE; IMMUNOASSAY; LOW TEMPERATURE; POTASSIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN;

EID: 67649973595     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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