Roles of abscisic acid in fruit ripening

Walailak Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-308

  Setha, Sutthiwal ^a  

^a MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Ethylene; Fruit; Quality; Ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885635341     PISSN: 16863933     EISSN: 2228835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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