Identification and characterization of an mRNA encoding a proline-rich protein that rapidly declines in abundance in the tips of harvested asparagus spears

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 706-710

  King, Graeme A ^a   O'Donoghue, Erin M ^a   Borst, Wilhelmina M ^a   Davies, Kevin M ^a   Moyle, Richard L ^b   Farnden, Kevin J F ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Down regulation; Gene expression; Postharvest; Proline rich protein

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030199328     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029003     Document Type: Article

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