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Ethylene-Induced Flower Bud Abortion in Easter Lily is Inhibited by Silver Thiosulfate
| dc.contributor.author | Mason, Michael R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Miller, William B. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Kopec, David M. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-19T18:00:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-19T18:00:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/216059 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Flower bud abortion, or "blasting" was shown to be at least partially caused by treating plants with ethephon, a chemical that releases ethylene. In floricultural greenhouses, ethylene could accumulate to levels that could induce commercially significant levels of flower bud injury. Silver thiosulfate (STS) was shown to be a potent inhibitor of ethephon injury. STS at (1 to 2 mM) could be applied as early as the visible bud stage (approximately 5 to 6 weeks before flowering) without phytotoxic effects. Using current silver prices, the material cost for our treatment is less than 0.4 cents per plant. Based on these results, a preventative STS application could potentially reduce much of the flower bud abortion seen in commercial greenhouses. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Series P-80 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 370080 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agriculture -- Arizona | en_US |
| dc.subject | Turfgrasses -- Arizona | en_US |
| dc.subject | Turf management -- Arizona | en_US |
| dc.subject | Plants, ornamental -- Arizona | en_US |
| dc.title | Ethylene-Induced Flower Bud Abortion in Easter Lily is Inhibited by Silver Thiosulfate | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.journal | Turfgrass and Ornamentals Research Summary | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-21T09:53:01Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Flower bud abortion, or "blasting" was shown to be at least partially caused by treating plants with ethephon, a chemical that releases ethylene. In floricultural greenhouses, ethylene could accumulate to levels that could induce commercially significant levels of flower bud injury. Silver thiosulfate (STS) was shown to be a potent inhibitor of ethephon injury. STS at (1 to 2 mM) could be applied as early as the visible bud stage (approximately 5 to 6 weeks before flowering) without phytotoxic effects. Using current silver prices, the material cost for our treatment is less than 0.4 cents per plant. Based on these results, a preventative STS application could potentially reduce much of the flower bud abortion seen in commercial greenhouses. |
