Differential regulation of tomato ethylene responsive factor LeERF3b, a putative repressor, and the activator Pti4 in ripening mutants and in response to environmental stresses

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 662-670

  Chen, Guoping ^a,b   Hu, Zongli ^a   Grierson, Donald ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental stresses; ERF; Repressor; Ripening mutants; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 40849147086     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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