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Most of our knowledge of the plant hormone ehylene in fruit comes from studies conducted with climacteric fruit where ethylene has a key importance. Citrus fruit are probably one of the most studied non-climacteric fruits and still the role of ethylene in certain aspects of fruit development is a matter of debate. In this paper we substantiate the hypothesis that in the flavedo of the fruit, many of the molecular changes associated with maturation of the peel are mediated by ethylene. The nature of some of the genes regulated by ethylene is presented. The posibility that ethylene responsive genes may be regulated by modulation of ethylene sensitivity in the flavedo is discussed and the strategy for more confidently answer this question by using a transgenic approach is presented.
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Cubells-Martinez, X., Alonso, J.M., Sanchez-Ballesta, M.T., Granell, A. (1999). Ethylene Perception and Response in Citrus Fruit. In: Kanellis, A.K., Chang, C., Klee, H., Bleecker, A.B., Pech, J.C., Grierson, D. (eds) Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene II. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4453-7_23
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