Superficial scald and bitter pit development in cold-stored transgenic apples suppressed for ethylene biosynthesis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2786-2792

  Pesis, Edna ^a   Ibáñez, Ana M ^b   Phu, My Lin ^b   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^b   Ebeler, Susan E ^b   Dandekar, Abhaya M ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

farnesene; 6 methyl 5 hepten 2 one (MHO); ACC oxidase; ACC synthase; Apple cv. 'Greensleeves'; GC MS; Malus domestica Borkh; Ripening; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; 1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATE SYNTHASE; 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATE SYNTHASE; ALPHA FARNESENE; ALPHA-FARNESENE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; LYASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SESQUITERPENE;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; ETHYLENES; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; LYASES; MALUS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SESQUITERPENES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 64549108109     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802564z     Document Type: Article

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