Effects of a peach antisense acc oxidase gene on plum fruit quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 738, Issue , 2007, Pages 567-574

  Callahan, A ^a   Scorza, R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Fruit softening; Transgenic tree

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 45249116442     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.738.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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