Influence of thidiazuron, ethylene, abscisic acid and dark storage on the expression levels of ethylene receptors (ETR) and ACC synthase (ACS) genes in Pelargonium

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-96

  Mutui, Theophilus M ^a,b   Mibus, Heiko ^a   Serek, Margrethe ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

ACC synthase (ACS); Ethylene receptor (ETR); Gene expression; Pelargonium zonale; Phytohormones

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DNA SEQUENCES; ETHYLENE; HORMONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

ACC SYNTHASE (ACS); ETHYLENE RECEPTOR (ETR); PELARGONIUM ZONALE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM ZONALE;

EID: 34848916685     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-007-9206-y     Document Type: Article

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