Effects of silver thiosulfate complex (STS), sucrose and combined pulse treatments on the vase life of cut snapdragon flowers

Environmental Control in Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Ichimura, Kazuo ^a   Yoshioka, Satoshi ^a   Yumoto Shimizu, Hiroko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aurone; Silver thiosulfate complex (STS); Snapdragon; Sucrose; Vase life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954814374     PISSN: 1880554X     EISSN: 18830986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2525/ecb.46.155     Document Type: Article

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