Genomic and biochemical analysis of onion (Allium cepa L.) sulfur metabolism

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 688, Issue , 2005, Pages 75-83

  McCallum, J ^a   Pither Joyce, M ^a   Shaw, M ^a   Porter, N ^a   Searle, B ^a   McManus, M ^b   Havey, M J ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavour; Gene expression; Gene mapping; Onions; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955760279     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2005.688.7     Document Type: Article

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