Obstruction of water uptake in cut chrysanthemum stems after dry storage: Role of wound-induced increase in enzyme activities and air emboli

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 847, Issue , 2009, Pages 199-206

  Van Meeteren, U ^a   Arevalo Galarza L ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductance; Peroxidase; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Polyphenol oxidase; Stem occlusion; Vascular blockage; Vase life

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMUM;

EID: 75649109691     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.847.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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