Mechanisms of fruit ripening: Retrospect and prospects

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 712 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 317-324

  Flores, F B ^a   Sanchez Ballesta, M T ^a   Bouzayen, M ^a   Latche A ^a   Pech, J C ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Ethylene perception; Ethylene synthesis; Fruit genomics; Genetics of fruit ripening; Respiration climacteric; Ripening regulated genes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749265128     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.712.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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