Physiological comparison of abscising rudimentary leaf and vigorously developing panicle in litchi: Antioxidant enzymes and phytohormones

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 863, Issue , 2010, Pages 461-468

  Zhou, B Y ^a   Huang, X M ^a   Chen, H B ^a   Hu, Z Q ^a   Gao, Z G ^a   Li, N ^a   Lu, Y ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Litchi; Panicle primordium; Phytohormone; Rudimentary leaf

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 77957364434     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.863.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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