The production of marker-free genetically engineered broccoli with sense and antisense ACC synthase 1 and ACC oxidases 1 and 2 to extend shelf-life

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-20

  Higgins, J D ^a,b   Newbury, H J ^b   Barbara, D J ^a   Muthumeenakshi, S ^a   Puddephat, I J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase; ACC synthase; Agrobacterium rhizogenes; Antisense; Broccoli; Extended shelf life

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACC OXIDASE; ACC-SYNTHASE; AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; ANTISENSE; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BROCCOLI; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; EXTENDED SHELF LIVES; POSTHARVEST; SHELF LIFE;

CHLOROPHYLL;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 33644560365     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-005-0237-7     Document Type: Article

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