Biochemical bases and molecular regulation of pigmentation in the peel of Citrus fruit

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 163, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-62

  Rodrigo, María J ^a   Alquézar, Berta ^b   Alós, Enriqueta ^a   Lado, Joanna ^a,c   Zacarías, Lorenzo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Citrus fruit; Pigmentation; Plastid; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVAR; FRUIT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLASTID; VINE;

CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 84888852490     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.08.014     Document Type: Review

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