The influence of fruit on the regulation of internal ethylene concentrations and sex expression in Cucurbita texana

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 321-330

  Krupnick, Gary A ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Stephenson, Andrew G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucurbita texana; Ethylene; Fruit growth; Fruit ripening; Monoecious; Reproductive biology; Sex expression; Sink source interactions

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA TEXANA;

EID: 0032954648     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314120     Document Type: Article

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