Characterization of genes associated with induced resistance against Penicillium expansum in apple fruit treated with quercetin

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Sanzani, Simona Marianna ^a   Schena, Leonardo ^b   De Girolamo, Annalisa ^c   Ippolito, Antonio ^a   González Candelas, Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Induced disease resistance; Malus domestica; Penicillium expansum; Quantitative real time PCR; Quercetin; Suppression subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 74449083637     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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