The effect of MeJA on ethylene biosynthesis and induced disease resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Yu, Mengmeng ^a   Shen, Lin ^a   Fan, Bei ^b   Zhao, Danying ^a   Zheng, Yang ^a   Sheng, Jiping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase; Botrytis cinerea; Ethylene; Lipoxygenase; Methyl jasmonate; Tomato fruit

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 70349169535     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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