Characterization of ethylene effects on sex determination in cucumber plants

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 103-111

  Yamasaki, Seiji ^a,b   Fujii, Nobuharu ^a   Takahashi, Hideyuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACC synthase; Cucumber (cucumis sativus); Ethylene; Ethylene receptor related genes; Sex expression

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0141884788     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-003-0183-7     Document Type: Article

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