Altered patterns of senescence and ripening in gf, a stay-green mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 336, 1999, Pages 1115-1122

  Akhtar, Muhammad Shaheen ^a   Goldschmidt, Eliezer E ^b   John, Isaac ^c   Rodoni, Simona ^d   Matile, Philippe ^d   Grierson, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Ripening; Senescence; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032781620     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.336.1115     Document Type: Article

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