Degreening behavior in 'Fallglo' and 'Lee×Orlando' is correlated with differential expression of ethylene signaling and biosynthesis genes

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-193

  John Karuppiah, Karthik Joseph ^a   Burns, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACC; Chlorophyllase; Ethylene sensitivity; MACC; Total chlorophyll

Indexed keywords

CITRUS;

EID: 77957017923     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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