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Physiological, biochemical and transcriptional analysis of onion bulbs during storage.
Annals of botany - 1 Mar 2012
Chope Gemma A, Cools Katherine, Hammond John P, Thompson Andrew J, Terry Leon A
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: During the transition from endo-dormancy to eco-dormancy and subsequent growth, the onion bulb undergoes the transition from sink organ to source, to sustain cell division in the meristematic tissue. The mechanisms controlling these processes are not fully understood. Here, a detailed analysis of whole onion bulb physiological, biochemical and transcriptional changes in response to sprouting...
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