Hormonal Profile in Vegetative and Floral Buds of Azalea: Levels of Polyamines, Gibberellins, and Cytokinins

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-82

  Meijón, Mónica ^a,b   Cañal, María Jesús ^a,b   Fernández, Helena ^a,b   Rodríguez, Ana ^a,b   Fernández, Belén ^a,b   Rodríguez, Roberto ^a,b   Feito, Isabel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario de Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Flowering; Gibberellins; Polyamines; Rhododendron sp.

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 79951510614     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-010-9169-5     Document Type: Article

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