Evidence for the function of the free radical gas - nitric oxide (NO·) as an endogenous maturation and senescence regulating factor in higher plants

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 825-833

  Leshem, Ya'acov Y ^a   Wills, Ron B H ^b   Ku, Vivian Veng Va ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Nitric oxide; Senescence; Stress

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; GOES;

EID: 0032212044     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80020-5     Document Type: Article

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