Sesquiterpene α-farnesene synthase: Partial purification, characterization, and activity in relation to superficial scald development in apples

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-119

  Rupasinghe, H P Vasantha ^a   Paliyath, Gopinadhan ^a   Murr, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conjugated triene alcohol (CTOL); Farnesol; Malus xdomestica; Methyl Hepatnol (MHOL); Methyl heptenone (MHO); Storage

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0034109386     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.1.111     Document Type: Article

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