Ethylene biosynthesis in apricot: Identification of a ripening-related 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) gene

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-90

  Munoz Robredo P ^a   Rubio, P ^b   Infante, R ^b   Campos Vargas, R ^c,d   Manriquez D ^a   Gonzalez Aguero M ^a,d   Defilippi, B G ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^d The Plant Cell Biotechnology Millennium Nucleus ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

ACO; ACS; Ethylene; Firmness; Prunus armeniaca; Ripening

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 80053351116     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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