Metabolic control of avocado fruit growth. Isoprenoid growth regulators and the reaction catalyzed by 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 511-518

  Cowan, A Keith ^a   Moore Gordon, Clive S ^a   Bertling, Isa ^a   Nigel Wolstenholme, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ALPHA 2 CHLORO 4 PYRIDYL N PHENYLUREA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COUNT; COMPACTIN; CYTOKININ; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH REGULATION; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; ISOPENTENYLADENINE; ISOPRENOID; KINETICS; METABOLIC REGULATION; MEVALONOLACTONE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; STIGMASTEROL;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031400973     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.2.511     Document Type: Article

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