Effects of ethylene degreening on the transcriptome of mandarin flesh

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-82

  Mayuoni, Lina ^a   Sharabi Schwager, Michal ^a   Feldmesser, Ester ^b   Porat, Ron ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citrus; Degreening; Ethylene; Mandarin; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

CITRUS;

EID: 79952185991     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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