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Plant molecular biology, Plant physiology, Strawberry, Fruit ripening
Chile

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Universidad de Talca: Talca, Region del Maule, CL

2015-05-01 to present | Associate Professor (Institute of Biological Sciences)
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Carlos R. Figueroa

Universidad de Concepción: Concepcion, CL

2010-04-01 to 2015-04-30 | Assistant/Associate Professor (Faculty of Forest Sciences)
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Carlos R. Figueroa

Education and qualifications (2)

Universidad de Talca: Talca, Region del Maule, CL

2003-03 to 2008-10 | Doctor of Science (Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology)
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Carlos R. Figueroa

Universidad de Chile: Santiago de Chile, CL

1994-03-01 to 2001-12-01 | Agronomist (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences)
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Carlos R. Figueroa

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Functionality of the MYB1 Transcription Factor in the Transactivation of Leucoanthocyanidin Reductase (LAR) Promoters of Fragaria × Ananassa and Fragaria Chiloensis

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Claudia Gómez-Parada; Carlos R. Figueroa; Kui Lin-Wang; Alejandra Moya-León; Richard V. Espley; Andrew C. Allan; Raul Herrera
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YABBY transcription factor family in the octoploid Fragaria × ananassa and five diploid Fragaria species

Plant Biology
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: K. Jara‐Cornejo; P. E. Zúñiga; C. Rivera‐Mora; E. Bustos; A. Garrido‐Bigotes; S. Ruiz‐Lara; C. R. Figueroa
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The strawberry transcription factor FaWRKY48 transactivates the FaNCED1 promoter as revealed by yeast-one hybrid and Nicotiana benthamiana transfection assays

Scientia Horticulturae
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Celia Delgado; Luis Morales-Quintana; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Alkane biosynthesis is promoted in methyl jasmonate‐treated sweet cherry (Prunus avium) fruit cuticles

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
2024-01-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Cristián Balbontín; Camilo Gutiérrez; Lukas Schreiber; Viktoria V. Zeisler‐Diehl; Juan C. Marín; Victoria Urrutia; Juan Hirzel; Carlos R. Figueroa
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A naturalized diploid Fragaria sp. (Rosaceae) found in southern Chile as revealed by morphological, ploidy and cytogenetic analyses

Phytotaxa
2023-12-27 | Journal article
Contributors: CARLOS R. FIGUEROA; MANUEL QUILODRÁN; PATRICIO PEÑAILILLO; CARLOS M. BAEZA; OSCAR ARREY-SALAS
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Loss-of-function mutations in WRKY22 and WRKY25 impair stomatal-mediated immunity and PTI and ETI responses against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato

Plant Molecular Biology
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Romina N. Ramos; Ning Zhang; Diana B. Lauff; Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Carlos R. Figueroa; Gregory B. Martin; Marina A. Pombo; Hernan G. Rosli
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Abscisic Acid Synthesis and Signaling during the Ripening of Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Heritage’) Fruit

Plants
2023-05-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fernanda Álvarez; Mario Moya; Claudia Rivera-Mora; Paz E. Zúñiga; Karla Jara-Cornejo; Paula Muñoz; Aníbal Ayala-Raso; Sergi Munné-Bosch; Carlos R. Figueroa; Nicolás E. Figueroa et al.
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Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis by Drought and UV-B Radiation in Wild Tomato (Solanum peruvianum) Fruit

Antioxidants
2022-08-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Gerardo Tapia; Monserrat Castro; Carlos Gaete-Eastman; Carlos R. Figueroa
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AtZAT4, a C2H2-Type Zinc Finger Transcription Factor from Arabidopsis thaliana, Is Involved in Pollen and Seed Development

Plants
2022-07-29 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Carolina Puentes-Romero; Sebastián A. González; Enrique González-Villanueva; Carlos R. Figueroa; Simón Ruiz-Lara
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Relationship between Endogenous Ethylene Production and Firmness during the Ripening and Cold Storage of Raspberry (<i>Rubus idaeus</i> &lsquo;Heritage&rsquo;) Fruit

Horticulturae
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Liliam Monsalve; Maricarmen Bernales; Aníbal Ayala-Raso; Fernanda Álvarez; Monika Valdenegro Espinoza; Juan-Eugenio Alvaro; Carlos R. Figueroa; Bruno Giorgio Defilippi; lida Fuentes-Viveros
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Changes of cell wall-associated polysaccharides and sugars during development and ripening of arrayan (Luma apiculata) and lleuque (Prumnopitys andina) fruits

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Felipe A. Sáez; María Graciela Aguayo; Regis Teixeira Mendonça; Lida Fuentes; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Characterization of Fruit Development, Antioxidant Capacity, and Potential Vasoprotective Action of Peumo (<i>Cryptocarya alba</i>), a Native Fruit of Chile

Antioxidants
2021-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Monika Valdenegro Espinoza; Maricarmen Bernales; Marcela Knox; Raul Vinet; Eduardo Caballero; Aníbal Ayala-Raso; Denisa Kučerová; Rohitesh Kumar; Jitka Viktorova; Tomas Ruml et al.
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Postharvest Treatment of Hydrogen Sulfide Delays the Softening of Chilean Strawberry Fruit by Downregulating the Expression of Key Genes Involved in Pectin Catabolism

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-09-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastian A. Molinett; Juan F. Alfaro; Felipe A. Sáez; Sebastian Elgueta; María A. Moya-León; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Jasmonates and Plant Salt Stress: Molecular Players, Physiological Effects, and Improving Tolerance by Using Genome-Associated Tools

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-03-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Celia Delgado; Freddy Mora-Poblete; Sunny Ahmar; Jen-Tsung Chen; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Interactions of JAZ Repressors with Anthocyanin Biosynthesis-Related Transcription Factors of Fragaria × ananassa

Agronomy
2020-10-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Marcela Torrejón; Roberto Solano; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts of Two Native Fruits of Chile: Arrayan (Luma apiculata) and Peumo (Cryptocarya alba)

Antibiotics
2020-07-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Jitka Viktorová; Rohitesh Kumar; Kateřina Řehořová; Lan Hoang; Tomas Ruml; Carlos R. Figueroa; Monika Valdenegro; Lida Fuentes
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A new functional JAZ degron sequence in strawberry JAZ1 revealed by structural and interaction studies on the COI1–JA-Ile/COR–JAZs complexes

Scientific Reports
2020-07-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Marcela Torrejón; Roberto Solano; Luis Morales-Quintana; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Methyl Jasmonate Applications From Flowering to Ripe Fruit Stages of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Camarosa’) Reinforce the Fruit Antioxidant Response at Post-harvest

Frontiers in Plant Science
2020-05-08 | Journal article
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Priming of Defense Systems and Upregulation of MYC2 and JAZ1 Genes after Botrytis cinerea Inoculation in Methyl Jasmonate-Treated Strawberry Fruits

Plants
2020-04-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Paz E. Zúñiga; Luis Morales-Quintana; Mauricio Lolas; Marcela Cáceres; Carlos R. Figueroa
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Evolutionary Analysis of JAZ Proteins in Plants: An Approach in Search of the Ancestral Sequence

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2019-10-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Carlos Figueroa
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Genetic Variation and Trait Correlations for Fruit Weight, Firmness and Color Parameters in Wild Accessions of Fragaria chiloensis

Agronomy
2019-09-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Freddy Mora; Paz Zúñiga; Carlos Figueroa
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Patagonian Berries: Healthy Potential and the Path to Becoming Functional Foods

Foods
2019-07-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Lida Fuentes; Carlos R. Figueroa; Monika Valdenegro; Raúl Vinet
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Recent Advances in Hormonal Regulation and Cross-Talk during Non-Climacteric Fruit Development and Ripening

Horticulturae
2019-06-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Lida Fuentes; Carlos R. Figueroa; Monika Valdenegro
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Application of a JA-Ile Biosynthesis Inhibitor to Methyl Jasmonate-Treated Strawberry Fruit Induces Upregulation of Specific MBW Complex-Related Genes and Accumulation of Proanthocyanidins

Molecules
2018-06 | Journal article
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Jasmonate signalling pathway in strawberry: Genome-wide identification, molecular characterization and expression of JAZs and MYCs during fruit development and ripening

PLOS ONE
2018-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Miguel A. Blazquez; Nicolás E. Figueroa; Pablo M. Figueroa; Carlos R. Figueroa
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<b>Linkage disequilibrium and population structure in <i>Fragaria chiloensis</i> revealed by SSR markers transferred from commercial strawberry

Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy
2018-02-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Felipe Alberto Oñate; Rodrigo Hasbún; Freddy Mora; Carlos Rodrigo Figueroa
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Structural characterization of the jasmonoyl-isoleucine perception complexes from Fragaria vesca by in silico molecular analysis

2018-01-14 | Other
Contributors: Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Pablo M Figueroa; Luis Morales-Quintana; Carlos R Figueroa
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Structural characterization of the jasmonoyl-isoleucine perception complexes from Fragaria vesca by in silico molecular analysis

2018-01-14 | Other
Contributors: Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Pablo M Figueroa; Luis Morales-Quintana; Carlos R Figueroa
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Corrigendum to “Thermoplastic starch/clay nanocomposites loaded with essential oil constituents as packaging for strawberries – In vivo antimicrobial synergy over Botrytis cinerea” [Postharvest Biology and Technology 129 (2017) 29–36](S0925521416305671)(10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.03.005)

Postharvest Biology and Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027881959

Contributors: Campos-Requena, V.H.; Rivas, B.L.; Pérez, M.A.; Figueroa, C.R.; Figueroa, N.E.; Sanfuentes, E.A.
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Independent preharvest applications of methyl jasmonate and chitosan elicit differential upregulation of defense-related genes with reduced incidence of gray mold decay during postharvest storage of Fragaria chiloensis fruit

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021921939

Contributors: Saavedra, G.M.; Sanfuentes, E.; Figueroa, P.M.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Jasmonate Metabolism and Its Relationship with Abscisic Acid During Strawberry Fruit Development and Ripening

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018725853

Contributors: Garrido-Bigotes, A.; Figueroa, P.M.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Thermoplastic starch/clay nanocomposites loaded with essential oil constituents as packaging for strawberries − In vivo antimicrobial synergy over Botrytis cinerea

Postharvest Biology and Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016050696

Contributors: Campos-Requena, V.H.; Rivas, B.L.; Pérez, M.A.; Figueroa, C.R.; Figueroa, N.E.; Sanfuentes, E.A.
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Structural characterization of the jasmonoyl-isoleucine perception complexes from Fragaria vesca by in silico molecular analysis

2017-02-01 | Other
Contributors: Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo; Adrián Garrido-Bigotes; Pablo M Figueroa; Luis Morales-Quintana; Carlos R Figueroa
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Bayesian inference of genetic parameters for survival, flowering, fruit set, and ripening in a germplasm collection of Chilean strawberry using threshold models

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84969972580

Contributors: Mora, F.; Concha, C.M.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Carlos R. Figueroa via Scopus - Elsevier

Characterization of fruit development and potential health benefits of arrayan (Luma apiculata), a native berry of South America

Food Chemistry
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84944916763

Contributors: Fuentes, L.; Valdenegro, M.; Gómez, M.-G.; Ayala-Raso, A.; Quiroga, E.; Martínez, J.-P.; Vinet, R.; Caballero, E.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Effects of preharvest applications of methyl jasmonate and chitosan on postharvest decay, quality and chemical attributes of Fragaria chiloensis fruit

Food Chemistry
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930965823

Contributors: Saavedra, G.M.; Figueroa, N.E.; Poblete, L.A.; Cherian, S.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Salt stress response triggers activation of the jasmonate signaling pathway leading to inhibition of cell elongation in Arabidopsis primary root

Journal of Experimental Botany
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84979018957

Contributors: Valenzuela, C.E.; Acevedo-Acevedo, O.; Miranda, G.S.; Vergara-Barros, P.; Holuigue, L.; Figueroa, C.R.; Figueroa, P.M.
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Carlos R. Figueroa via Scopus - Elsevier

The synergistic antimicrobial effect of carvacrol and thymol in clay/polymer nanocomposite films over strawberry gray mold

LWT - Food Science and Technology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84940494254

Contributors: Campos-Requena, V.H.; Rivas, B.L.; Pérez, M.A.; Figueroa, C.R.; Sanfuentes, E.A.
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'Movers and shakers' in the regulation of fruit ripening: A cross-dissection of climacteric versus non-climacteric fruit

Journal of Experimental Botany
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907416631

Contributors: Cherian, S.; Figueroa, C.R.; Nair, H.
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Expression of a functional jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase is negatively correlated with strawberry fruit development

Journal of Plant Physiology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904489036

Contributors: Preuß, A.; Augustin, C.; Figueroa, C.R.; Hoffmann, T.; Valpuesta, V.; Sevilla, J.F.; Schwab, W.
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Transcriptional analysis of cell wall and cuticle related genes during fruit development of two sweet cherry cultivars with contrasting levels of cracking tolerance

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904159314

Contributors: Balbontín, C.; Ayala, H.; Rubilar, J.; Cote, J.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Methyl jasmonate treatment induces changes in fruit ripening by modifying the expression of several ripening genes in Fragaria chiloensis fruit

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880307361

Contributors: Concha, C.M.; Figueroa, N.E.; Poblete, L.A.; Oñate, F.A.; Schwab, W.; Figueroa, C.R.
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Effect of postharvest treatment of calcium and auxin on cell wall composition and expression of cell wall-modifying genes in the Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) fruit

Food Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84857059658

Contributors: Figueroa, C.R.; Opazo, M.C.; Vera, P.; Arriagada, O.; Díaz, M.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Changes in cell wall polysaccharides and cell wall degrading enzymes during ripening of Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria ×ananassa fruits

Scientia Horticulturae
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77950461138

Contributors: Figueroa, C.R.; Rosli, H.G.; Civello, P.M.; Martínez, G.A.; Herrera, R.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Characterization of two divergent cDNAs encoding xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH) expressed in Fragaria chiloensis fruit

Plant Science
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77956877810

Contributors: Opazo, M.C.; Figueroa, C.R.; Henríquez, J.; Herrera, R.; Bruno, C.; Valenzuela, P.D.T.; Moya-León, M.A.
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VpAAT1, a gene encoding an alcohol acyltransferase, is involved in ester biosynthesis during ripening of mountain papaya fruit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77951276863

Contributors: Balbontín, C.; Gaete-Eastman, C.; Fuentes, L.; Figueroa, C.R.; Herrera, R.; Manriquez, D.; Latché, A.; Pech, J.-C.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Analysis of target genes that affect the softening of the Chilean strawberry fruits

Acta Horticulturae
2009 | Book
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2-s2.0-75649089699

Contributors: Figueroa, C.R.; Herrera, R.; Pimentel, P.; Caligari, P.D.S.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Aroma development during ripening of Fragaria chiloensis fruit and participation of an alcohol acyltransferase (FcAAT1) gene

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349921012

Contributors: González, M.; Gaete-Eastman, C.; Valdenegro, M.; Figueroa, C.R.; Fuentes, L.; Herrera, R.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Expression of an ethylene-related expansin gene during softening of mountain papaya fruit (Vasconcellea pubescens)

Postharvest Biology and Technology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67349166227

Contributors: Gaete-Eastman, C.; Figueroa, C.R.; Balbontín, C.; Moya, M.; Atkinson, R.G.; Herrera, R.; Moya-León, M.A.
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Expression of five expansin genes during softening of Fragaria chiloensis fruit: Effect of auxin treatment

Postharvest Biology and Technology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67349110219

Contributors: Figueroa, C.R.; Pimentel, P.; Dotto, M.C.; Civello, P.M.; Martínez, G.A.; Herrera, R.; Moya-León, M.A.
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