The interaction of ethylene and carbohydrate status on the postharvest quality of non-rooted vegetative cuttings

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 755, Issue , 2007, Pages 75-80

  Rapaka, V K ^a   Faust, J E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Irradiance; Postharvest; Stock plant; Symptom

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 70449358908     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.755.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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