Expression of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes during differential abscission responses of sweet orange leaves and mature fruit

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 456-464

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Citrus sinensis; Ethephon; Fruit drop; Leaf drop; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 77957713018     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.135.5.456     Document Type: Article

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