Role of ethylene in fruit ripening

Ethylene Action in Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 151-184

  Nath, Pravendra ^a   Trivedi, Prabodh K ^a   Sane, Vidhu A ^a   Sane, Anirudha P ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-32846-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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