Postharvest behaviour of transgenic strawberry with polygalacturonase or pectate lyase genes silenced

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 842, Issue , 2009, Pages 573-576

  Garcia Gago J A ^a   Lopez Aranda J M ^a   Munoz Blanco J ^b   Toro, F J ^c   Quesada, M A ^c   Pliego Alfaro, F ^c   Mercado, J A ^c  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fragaria ananassa; Fruit softening; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 75649128685     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.842.121     Document Type: Article

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