Characterization of ethylene biosynthesis and its regulation during fruit ripening in kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis 'Sanuki Gold'

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-113

  Mworia, Eric G ^a   Yoshikawa, Takashi ^a   Yokotani, Naoki ^c   Fukuda, Tetsuo ^b   Suezawa, Katsuhiko ^b   Ushijima, Koichiro ^a   Nakano, Ryohei ^a   Kubo, Yasutaka ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Research Institute for Biological Sciences ^*  (Japan)

^c Research Institute for Biological Science OKAYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Autocatalytic; Ethylene biosynthesis; Kiwifruit

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 70350735959     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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