Fruit-localized phytochromes regulate lycopene accumulation independently of ethylene production in tomato

Plant Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 363-370

  Alba, Rob ^a,b   Cordonnier Pratt, Marie Michèle ^a   Pratt, Lee H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CITRIC ACID; COMPRESSION ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; FAR RED LIGHT; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; LYCOPENE; MALIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PERICARP; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHYTOCHROME; RIPENING; SUCROSE; TOMATO;

SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM;

EID: 0034111235     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.1.363     Document Type: Article

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