Improved postharvest life and ethylene tolerance in Kalanchoe blossfeldiana transformed with rol-genes of Agrobacterium rhizogenes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 847, Issue , 2009, Pages 87-94

  Christensen, B ^a   Muller R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizogenes; Chemical growth retardants; Display quality; Flower senescence; Ornamental plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE BLOSSFELDIANA;

EID: 75649122262     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.847.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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