Fruit development and ripening: A molecular perspective

Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 405-424

  Handa, Avtar K ^a   Tiznado Hernández, Martín Ernesto ^a,b,c   Mattoo, Autar K ^b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381466-1.00026-2     Document Type: Chapter

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