Post harvest life of cut gerbera flowers as affected by nano-silver and acetylsalicylic acid

Asian Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-111

  Kazemi, Mohsen ^a   Ameri, Atefe ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid; Nano silver; Vase life

Indexed keywords

GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII;

EID: 84858042465     PISSN: 18159923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2012.106.111     Document Type: Article

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