Spray treatment with silver nanoparticles plus thidiazuron increases anti-oxidant enzyme activities and reduces petal and leaf abscission in four cultivars of geranium (Pelargonium zonale) during storage in the dark

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 712-718

  Ghorbanpour, M ^a   Hatami, M ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PELARGONIUM ZONALE;

EID: 84908700172     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2014.11513142     Document Type: Article

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