A Major Gene Conferring Reduced Ethylene Sensitivity and Maleness in Cucurbita pepo

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Manzano, Susana ^a   Martínez, Cecilia ^a   Domínguez, Victor ^a   Avalos, Eugenio ^a   Garrido, Dolores ^c   Gómez, Pedro ^b   Jamilena, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Ethylene production; Ethylene sensitivity; Sex expression

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; MIMOSA; PEPO;

EID: 77949423270     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-009-9116-5     Document Type: Article

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