Signaling pathways mediating the induction of apple fruitlet abscission

Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 185-208

  Botton, Alessandro ^a   Eccher, Giulia ^a   Forcato, Claudio ^a   Ferrarini, Alberto ^b   Begheldo, Maura ^a   Zermiani, Monica ^a   Moscatello, Stefano ^c   Battistelli, Alberto ^c   Velasco, Riccardo ^d   Ruperti, Benedetto ^a   Ramina, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78650990788     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.165779     Document Type: Article

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