Postharvest longevity and quality of cut carnations, 'Pax' and 'Tabor', as affected by silver nanoparticles

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2013, Pages 527-532

  Hamed Chaman, S ^a   Arab, M ^a   Roozban, M R ^a   Ahmadi, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cut flower; Silver nanoparticles; Silver nitrate; Sucrose; Vase life

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS;

EID: 84889027688     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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