The role of ethylene and l-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) in pollination and senescence of cut flowers of hippeastrum (Hippeastrum x hybridum hort.)

Pollination of hippeastrum flowers did not affect the corolla life span. Only stigma and style from pollinated flowers wilted sooner than those from the unpollinated ones. Pollination or application of ACC to intact pistil accelerated synthesis of ethylene by the pistil only when stigma was mature....

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Main Author: Anna Mareczek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2013-12-01
Series:Acta Agrobotanica
Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2061