Ethylene-Enhanced Chlorophyll Catabolism in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Cotyledons

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-520

  Adachi, Masaru ^a   Shimokawa, Keishi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Degreening; Ethylene; Raphanus sativus; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000126564     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.67.515     Document Type: Article

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