Harvested broccoli (Brassica oleracea) responds to high carbon dioxide and low oxygen atmosphere by inducing stress-response genes

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-365

  Eason, Jocelyn R ^a   Ryan, Dacey ^a   Page, Brent ^a   Watson, Lyn ^a   Coupe, Simon A ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Controlled atmosphere; Gene; Postharvest; Senescence; Stress

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 33847166106     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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