Modification of expansin protein abundance in tomato fruit alters softening and cell wall polymer metabolism during ripening

Plant Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2203-2216

  Brummell, David A ^a   Harpster, Mark H ^a   Civello, Pedro M ^b,d   Palys, Joseph M ^c   Bennett, Alan B ^b   Dunsmuir, Pamela ^a  

^a DNA Plant Technology Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Seminis   (United States)

^d Camino Circunvalacion   (Argentina)

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EID: 0032700126     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.11.11.2203     Document Type: Article

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