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Ethylene and Auxin Transport, and Metabolism in Peach Fruit Abscission

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Ethylene

Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology ((AABI,volume 9))

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate in peach fruit a possible interaction of ethylene and embryoctomy with auxin transport and metabolism through the abscission zone located between fruit and receptacle (AZ3).

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© 1984 Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague

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Ramina, A., Masia, A., Vizzotto, G. (1984). Ethylene and Auxin Transport, and Metabolism in Peach Fruit Abscission. In: Fuchs, Y., Chalutz, E. (eds) Ethylene. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6178-4_40

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