Understanding the role of plant hormone during development and maturation of Citrus fruits through the use of mutants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 463, Issue , 1998, Pages 89-96

  Zacarias, Lorenzo ^a   Alférez, Fernando ^a   Mallent, Dolores ^a   Lafuente, Ma Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Carotenoids; Citrus; Ethylene; Gibberellins; Maturation; Mutants

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944468602     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.463.8     Document Type: Article

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