Effect of ethylene on degreening of intact radish (Raphanus sativus L.) cotyledons

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Adachi, Masaru ^a,b   Tsuzuki, Eiji ^b   Shimokawa, Keishi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll b; Degreening; Ethylene induced chlorophyll a catabolism; Peroxidase; Raphanus sativus; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003915450     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4238(95)00856-x     Document Type: Article

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