Transformation of pear (Pyrus communis cv. 'La France') with genes involved in ethylene biosynthesis

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 625, Issue , 2003, Pages 387-393

  Gao, M ^a   Murayama, H ^b   Toyomasu, T ^b   Mitsuhashi, W ^b   Matsuta, N ^c   Nishimura, K ^c   Dandekar, A M ^d   Tao, R ^e  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Yamagata Horticultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Aminocyclopropane 1 carboxylate (ACC); ACC oxidase (ACO); ACC synthase (ACS); Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Fruit shelf life; Genetic engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645111873     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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