Ethylene regulation of fruit ripening: Molecular aspects

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-200

  Jiang, Yueming ^a   Fu, Jiarui ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase; ACC synthase; Ethylene; Fruit; Gene expression; Regulation; Ripening

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; ACC SYNTHASE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE RECEPTOR; ETHYLENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RIPENING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0034099882     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006348627110     Document Type: Article

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