Delay of postharvest ripening and senescence of tomato fruit through virus-induced LeACS2 gene silencing

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-15

  Xie, YuanHong ^a   Zhu, BenZhong ^a   Yang, XiangLong ^a   Zhang, HongXing ^a   Fu, DaQi ^a   Zhu, HongLiang ^a   Shao, Yi ^a   Li, YingCong ^a   Gao, HongYan ^a   Luo, YunBo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fruit ripening; Lycopersicon esculentum; Vacuum infiltration; VIGS

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 33749252011     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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