Pulsing with sucrose and silver thiosulfate extended the vase life of consolida ajacis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 543, Issue , 2001, Pages 63-67

  Finger, F L ^a   Dos Santos V r , ^a   De Moraes, P J ^a   Barbosa, J G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cut flower; Ethylene; Flower preservatives; Longevity; Postharvest handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 6944233114     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.543.6     Document Type: Article

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