Characterization of the harvest-induced expression of β-galactosidase in Asparagus officinalis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 721-729

  O'Donoghue, Erin M ^a   Somerfield, Sheryl D ^a   Sinclair, Ben K ^a   King, Graeme A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asparagus; Cell wall; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032192189     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80022-3     Document Type: Article

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