Silencing of the Target of Rapamycin Complex Genes Stimulates Tomato Fruit Ripening |
Choi, Ilyeong
(Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University)
Ahn, Chang Sook (Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University) Lee, Du-Hwa (Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University) Baek, Seung-A (Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University) Jung, Jung Won (Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University) Kim, Jae Kwang (Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University) Lee, Ho-Seok (Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University) Pai, Hyun-Sook (Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University) |
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