Transgenes, ethylene and postharvest applications

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 291-298

  Klee, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climacteric fruits; Fruit ripening; Genetic engineering; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749132819     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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