Regulation of ethylene production and ripening by saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) fruit

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1743-1754

  Rogiers, Suzy Y ^a,b   Kumar, G N Mohan ^a   Knowles, N Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences Lock Bag 588   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amelanchier alnifolia; Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Saskatoon

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; AMINOETHOXYVINYLGLYCINE; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREATHING; COBALT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHYLENE; MATURATION; RIPENING;

AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA;

EID: 0032458290     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-101     Document Type: Article

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