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Liatris (L. spicata, cv. Callilepis) is a corm plant, grown for cut flower production. The corms exhibit seasonal changes in dormancy as expressed by the number and rate of shoot sprouting. Cold (2–4°C) storage for several weeks is needed to break dormancy. It is widely accepted that the control of dormancy in geophytes is mediated by hormones, particularly by ethylene. The aim of this work was to study the possible relation between ethylene and dormancy in liatris corm.
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© 1984 Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague
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Keren-Paz, V., Borochov, A. (1984). Involvement of Ethylene in Liatris Corm Dormancy. In: Fuchs, Y., Chalutz, E. (eds) Ethylene. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6178-4_24
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