Effects of removal of young leaves and cytokinin on inflorescence development and bract enlargement in Bougainvillea glabra var. "Elizabeth Angus"

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 467-473

  Moneruzzaman, K M ^a   Hossain, A B M S ^a   Normaniza, O ^a   Saifuddin, M ^a   Sani, W ^a   Amru, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bougainvillea; Bract quality; Defoliation and cytokinin; Inflorescence

Indexed keywords

BOUGAINVILLEA; BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA;

EID: 77957950496     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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