Expression of ACC oxidase genes differs among sex genotypes and sex phases in cucumber

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-528

  Kahana, Anat ^a   Silberstein, Leah ^a   Kessler, Naama ^a   Goldstein, Ronald S ^a   Perl Treves, Rafael ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase; Cucumber; Cucumis sativus; Ethylene; Sex expression

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUCUMBER; ETHYLENE; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT GENETICS;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOENZYMES; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MERISTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; REPRODUCTION; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033231579     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006343707567     Document Type: Article

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