Polyphenol oxidase in Ocimum basilicum during growth, development and following cold stress

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 254-257

  Shafran, Einat ^a,b   Dudai, Nativ ^b   Mayer, Alfred M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chloroplasts; Cold stress; Growth and development; Ocimum basilicum L.; Polyphenol oxidase; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 36649009752     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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