Down regulation of ethylene production in 'royal gala' apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 239-251

  Hrazdina, G ^a   Kiss, E ^a,b   Galli, Z ^a,b   Rosenfield, C ^a   Norelli, J L ^a   Aldwinckle, H S ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ACC synthase; Antisense gene construct; Fruit quality; Malus x domestica; MdACS2; Shelf life; Softening

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644393131     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.628.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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