Multiple gene copies: Carrying out biochemical and molecular studies in kiwifruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 610, Issue , 2003, Pages 457-466

  MacRae, E ^a   Atkinson, R ^a  

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

Author keywords

Actinidia; Actinidin; Enzyme activity; Expression studies; Polygalacturonase; Polyploidy; Sucrose phosphate synthase; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049195063     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.610.61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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