Expression of expansin genes during postharvest lignification and softening of 'Luoyangqing' and 'Baisha' loquat fruit under different storage conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-53

  Yang, Shaolan ^a,b   Sun, Chongde ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Shan, Lanlan ^a   Cai, Chong ^c   Zhang, Bo ^a   Zhang, Wangshu ^a,d   Li, Xian ^a   Ferguson, Ian ^e   Chen, Kunsong ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Forestry Bureau of Ningbo City   (China)

^e THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Chilling injury; Expansin; Lignification; Loquat fruit; LTC; Softening

Indexed keywords

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 41449088700     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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