Physiological changes following pollination of Dendrobium Pompadour flowers

Zuliana, R. and Yip, Y.K. and Nair, H. and Boyce, Amru Nasrulhaq and Chandran, S. (2008) Physiological changes following pollination of Dendrobium Pompadour flowers. Malaysian Journal of Science, 27 (2). pp. 67-74. ISSN 1394-3065,

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Abstract

One of the most astounding phenomena in many flower species is pollination-induced senescence, where longevity of long-lived flowers is reduced and the functional life of the flowers are terminated. Ethylene which has long been implicated as the precursor of this phenomenon signals for other accompanying physiological changes such as perianth closure, discolouration, petal thinning, loss in flower weight and water uptake. Dendrobium Pompadour is one such orchid that undergoes pollination-induced senescence. In this study, it was found that the longevity of Dendrobium Pompadour flowers was significantly reduced by pollination. Furthermore, the quality of pollinated flowers was also significantly reduced when compared to unpollinated Dendrobium Pompadour.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dendrobium Pompadour, Ethylene, Pollination, Senescene,
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 03:20
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2021 07:50
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7773

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