Cell wall metabolism and induction of ripening capacity in 'La France' pear as influenced by 2,4-DP

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 242-247

  Kondo, Satoru ^a   Takano, Yusuke ^a  

^a Hiroshima Prefectural Univ   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auxin; Ethylene; Polyuronide; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

CYDONIA OBLONGA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033981267     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.2.242     Document Type: Article

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