Regulation of carotenoid formation during tomato fruit ripening and development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 377, 2002, Pages 2107-2113

  Bramley, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Carotenoid; Fruit ripening; Regulation; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAROTENOGENESIS;

FRUITS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0036794798     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erf059     Document Type: Article

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