Effect of some plant growth regulator treatments on apple fruit ripening

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-134

  Masia, Andrea ^a,c   Ventura, Maurizio ^a   Gemma, Hiroshi ^b   Sansavini, Silviero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Dipartimento di Colture Arboree   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple; IAA oxidase; On tree ripening; Peroxidases; Plant growth regulators; Polyphenoloxidases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031810771     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006081826510     Document Type: Article

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