Use of genetic engineering to control ripening, reduce spoilage, and maintain quality of fruits and vegetables

Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 397-438

  Pech, Jean Claude ^a   Bernadac, Anne ^a   Bouzayen, Mondher ^a   Latché, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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