Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding endopolygalacturonase from Feicheng peach (Prunus persica)

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-267

  Ma, Qing Hu ^a   Wang, Li Mei ^a   Song, Yan Ru ^a   Zhu, Zhi Qing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA; Fruit ripening; Polygalacturonase; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039778291     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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