Reducing chilling injury and enhancing transcript levels of heat shock proteins, PR-proteins and alternative oxidase by methyl jasmonate and methyl salicylate in tomatoes and peppers

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 481-486

  Wang, C Y ^a   Fung, R W M ^a   Ding, C K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Lycopersicon esculentum; Postharvest; Quality; Storage; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866629843     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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