The effects of smoke derivatives on in vitro seed germination and development of the leopard orchid Ansellia africana

Plant Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 289-294

  Papenfus, H B ^a   Naidoo, D ^a   Posta M ^b   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ansellia africana; Developmental rate index; Germination rate index; Karrikinolide; Leopard orchid; Smoke water; Trimethylbutenolide

Indexed keywords

SMOKE;

FLOWER; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SMOKE;

FLOWERS; GERMINATION; ORCHIDACEAE; SEEDS; SMOKE;

EID: 84957839471     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12374     Document Type: Article

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