Effect of octanoic acid on ethylene-mediated processes in Arabidopsis

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-247

  Friedman, Haya ^a   Meir, Shimon ^a   Philosoph Hadas, Sonia ^a   Halevy, Abraham H ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; ein2 1; Ethylene sensitivity; etol 1; etrl 3; Flower abscission; Hypocotyl growth; Octanoic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CROPS; FATTY ACIDS; MUTAGENESIS; POLYETHYLENES; SEED; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ABSCISSION;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0141457605     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025039227986     Document Type: Article

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