Increased ethylene synthesis enhances chilling tolerance in tomato

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 333-340

  Ciardi, Joseph A ^a   Deikman, Jill ^b   Orzolek, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 chloroethyl phosphonic acid; Chilling tolerance; Ethephon; Ethylene; Lycopersicon esculentum; Never ripe (Nr); Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030799354     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1010212.x     Document Type: Article

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