Ethylene biosynthesis and expression of related genes in loquat fruit at different developmental and ripening stages

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 452-458

  Jiang, Tian Mei ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Yin, Xue Ren ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Xu, Chang Jie ^a   Li, Xian ^a   Chen, Kun Song ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Development; Ethylene biosynthesis; Gene expression; Loquat; Ripening

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ETHYLENE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RESPIRATION; RIPENING;

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 80052095799     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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