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Ethylene and abnormal developmental patterns in tulips
Author(s) -
Munk W. J. DE
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1975.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - biology , ethylene , rock blasting , botany , horticulture , kinetin , tissue culture , geotechnical engineering , engineering , in vitro , biochemistry , catalysis
Under certain conditions ethylene has very serious effects on morphogenetic processes in tulip bulbs, which can lead to the disorder bud‐necrosis. Fusarium‐infected bulbs are the main source of ethylene. Bud blasting in tulips can result from exposure of bulbs or growing plants to ethylene. There are immediate effects on growing plants and exposed bulbs produce plants that are vulnerable to unfavourable growing conditions. The occurrence of blasting can be counteracted by kinetin, GA 3 and GA 4+7 .