Effect of nitric oxide on the sensitivity of banana fruit slices to ethylene

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Yang, E ^a   Yang, S Y ^a   Lu, W J ^b   Chen, J Y ^b   Qu, H X ^a   Jiang, Y M ^a   Joyce, D C ^c   Duan, X W ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77954934270     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2010.11512624     Document Type: Article

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