'Movers and shakers' in the regulation of fruit ripening: A cross-dissection of climacteric versus non-climacteric fruit

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4705-4722

  Cherian, Sam ^a   Figueroa, Carlos R ^b   Nair, Helen ^a  

^a QUEST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PERAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Climacteric fruit; Epigenetics; Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Non climacteric fruit; Strawberry; Tomato

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE;

FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; TOMATO;

FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84907416631     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru280     Document Type: Review

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