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Suppression of tomato SlNAC1 transcription factor delays fruit ripening.
Journal of plant physiology - 1 Apr 2016
Meng Chen, Yang Dongyue, Ma Xiaocui, Zhao Weiyang, Liang Xiaoqing, Ma Nana, Meng Qingwei
Abstract excerpt
Fruit ripening is a complex process involving many physiological and biochemical changes, including those for ethylene, carotenoid, and cell wall metabolism. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) serves as a research model for fruit development and ripening because it possesses numerous favorable genetic features. In this study, SlNAC1 was cloned. An antisense (AS) vector was constructed and transferred to tomato to...
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