Involvement of both subgroups A and B of expansin genes in kiwifruit fruit ripening

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Yang, Shaolan ^a   Xu, Changjie ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Li, Xian ^a   Chen, Kunsong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid; Ethylene; Expansin; Fruit ripening; Gene expression; Kiwifruit

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DEGENERATE PRIMERS; FRUIT RIPENING; KIWIFRUIT;

FRUITS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYMES; FRUITS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 34047223766     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.2.315     Document Type: Article

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