Overexpression of the protease inhibitor BoCPI-1 in broccoli delays chlorophyll loss after harvest and causes down-regulation of cysteine protease gene expression

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-31

  Eason, Jocelyn R ^a   West, Phillip J ^a,b   Brummell, David A ^a   Watson, Lyn M ^a   Somerfield, Sheryl D ^a   McLachlan, Andrew R G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Avocado Growers Association   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Chlorophyll; Cysteine protease; Overexpression; Protease inhibitor; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904616611     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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