GA application induces alteration in sex ratio and cell death in Jatropha curcas

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-125

  Makwana, Vijay ^a   Shukla, Purna ^a   Robin, Pushpa ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Cell death; Flower sex ratio; Fruit fall; Gibberellin (GA); Hydrogen peroxide; Ppm parts per million

Indexed keywords

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 77951976756     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9457-x     Document Type: Article

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