Definition of Ethephon

1. a synthetic plant growth regulator [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethephon

ethcathinone
ethchlorvynol
ethe
ethea
ethene
ethenes
ethenic
ethenoadenosine triphosphate
ethenolysis
ethenone
ethenyl
ethenylbenzene
ethenylene
etheostomoid
etheostomoids
ethephon (current term)
ethephons
ether
ether convulsion
ether test
etherate
etherates
ethercap
ethercaps
ethereal
ethereal oil
ethereal solution
etherealisation
etherealisations

Literary usage of Ethephon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"However, applications by helicopter of ethephon to P. contorta in Colorado (Robbins and ... Ground spraying of ethephon for controlling A vaginatum subsp. ..."

2. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"P62 Differential induction of acquired resistance and PR gene expression in tobacco by virus infection, ethephon treatment, UV light and wounding. ..."

3. Environmental Requirements and Market Access by OECD Staff (2005)
"In 2000, for example, residues of ethephon, a plant-growth regulator, were found in pineapple concentrate and juice exported from Ghana to Germany. ..."

4. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"The expression of both genes was enhanced by spraying tomato plants with ethephon, a compound that releases et- hylene. Our data show that the expression of ..."

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