Allergen related gene expression in apple fruit is differentially controlled by ethylene during ripening

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-49

  Yang, XiaoTang ^a   Song, Jun ^b   Campbell Palmer, Leslie ^b   Walker, Brad ^b   Zhang, Zhaoqi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Allergens; Apple (Malus x domestica); Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 80053349771     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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