Expression of FaXTH1 and FaXTH2 genes in strawberry fruit. Cloning of promoter regions and effect of plant growth regulators

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 165, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-122

  Nardi, Cristina F ^a   Villarreal, Natalia M ^a   Opazo, María C ^b,e   Martínez, Gustavo A ^a,c   Moya León, María A ^b   Civello, Pedro M ^c,d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Plant growth regulator; Softening; Strawberry; Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase hydrolase

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOINFORMATICS; CULTIVAR; ETHYLENE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATOR; METABOLISM; PLANT; RIPENING;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84888768962     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.10.035     Document Type: Article

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