Divergent Expression of six Expansin Genes during Apple Fruit Ontogeny

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 253-259

  Wakasa, Y ^a   Hatsuyama, Y ^b   Takahashi, A ^a   Sato, T ^c,d   Niizeki, M ^a   Harada, T ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aomori Green BioCenter   (Japan)

^c Aomori Apple Experimental Station   (Japan)

^d Aomori Apple Experimental Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apple; Expansin; Fruit development; Fruit ontogeny; Fruit ripening; Malus x domestica Borkh

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 1542381090     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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