Ethylene biosynthesis and action in tomato: A model for climacteric fruit ripening

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 377, 2002, Pages 2039-2055

  Alexander, Lucille ^a   Grierson, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Climacteric; Ethylene receptor; Ethylene signal transduction; Lipoxygenase; MAPKinase; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHYLENE; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FRUIT RIPENING;

FRUITS;

ARABIDOPSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036793537     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erf072     Document Type: Article

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