Antisense suppression of alcohol acetyltransferase gene in ripening melon fruit alters volatile composition

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 139, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-101

  Shan, Wenying ^a   Zhao, Cong ^a   Fan, Jianguang ^a   Cong, Hongzi ^a   Liang, Shicai ^a   Yu, Xiyan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohol acetyltransferase; Alcohols; Aldehydes; Cucumis melo; Esters

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; FLOWER; FRUIT; PHENOTYPE; RIPENING; SUGAR; VINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84859379494     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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