Expression of ROP/RAC GTPase genes in postharvest loquat fruit in association with senescence and cold regulated lignification

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Jin, Weiwei ^a   Xu, Changjie ^a   Li, Xian ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Allan, Andrew C ^b   Chen, Kunsong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Flesh lignification; Loquat; Low temperature conditioning (LTC); ROP RAC GTPases

Indexed keywords

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA; EUCALYPTUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZINNIA;

EID: 67949109460     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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