Isolation of a citrus ethylene-responsive element binding factor gene and its expression in response to abiotic stress, girdling and shading

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Yang, Xiao Yan ^a,b   Xie, Jin Xia ^a,b   Lu, Xiao Peng ^a,b   Liu, Yong Zhong ^a,b   Peng, Shu Ang ^a,b  

^a Huazhong Agricultural University   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Citrus unshiu; Ethylene responsive element binding factor; Fruit ripening

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DROUGHT STRESS; ETHYLENE; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; RIPENING; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CITRUS; CITRUS UNSHIU; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 78650183430     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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