Ethylene production and increase in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase activity during senescence of broccoli florets

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 464, Issue , 1998, Pages 153-157

  Kasai, Y ^a   Kato, M ^a   Aoyama, J ^a   Hyodo, H ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 70350514407     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.464.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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