Temporal and spatial expression of mRNAs encoding pathogenesis-related proteins during ethylene-promoted leaflet abscission in Sambucus nigra

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1517-1524

  Coupe, S A ^a,c   Taylor, J E ^b   Roberts, Jeremy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abscission; Ethylene; Gene expression; Pathogenesis related proteins; Sambucus nigra; Wounding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031413688     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-54.x     Document Type: Article

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