Early induction of apple fruitlet abscission is characterized by an increase of both isoprene emission and abscisic acid content

Plant Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1952-1969

  Eccher, Giulia ^a   Botton, Alessandro ^a   Dimauro, Mariano ^b   Boschetti, Andrea ^b   Ruperti, Benedetto ^a   Ramina, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

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EID: 84875732540     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.208470     Document Type: Article

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