| Preface / M. Vendrell ; H. Klee ; J.C. Pech ; F. Romojaro |
| Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Perception and Transduction Signal / 1.： |
| Ripening-associated regulation of gene expression in the tomato / H.A. Khoja ; Q. Kalil Ahmad ; B. Jones ; J. Leclercq ; M.T. Sanchez ; A. Latche ; M. Bouzayen |
| Mechanism of bicarbonate and ascorbic acid activation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase / D.R. Dilley ; Z. Wang ; D.K. Kadyrzhanova |
| Monomeric G-proteins and ethylene signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana / A.R. Smith ; I.E. Moshkov ; L.A.J. Mur ; G.V. Novikova ; M.A. Hall |
| Reduced expression of the LeETR1 transcript in tomato results in delayed abscission, shorter internodes and reduced auxin movement / M. L. Tucker ; C.A. Whitelaw ; N.N. Lyssenko ; A.K. Mattoo |
| Ethylene receptors gene expression during fruit development and ripening in peach / C. Bonghi ; A. Rasori ; B. Ruperti ; P. Tonutti ; A. Ramina |
| Molecular probing of the 'pseudoclimacteric' ethylene evolution of young citrus fruit / E. Katz ; D. Galili ; D. Weiss ; J. Riov ; E.E. Goldschmidt |
| The regulatory mechanism of the turnover of LE-ACS2 by phosphorylation / H. Mori ; M. Iwata ; M. Tatsuki |
| Ethylene upregulates the activities of monomeric G-proteins and MAP kinases in pea epicotyls |
| Regulation of ethylene production and wilting in senescing carnation petals / S. Satoh ; H. Nukui ; K. Waki ; Y. Kosugi ; K. Shibuya |
| Identification of a TPR protein interacting with the NR ethylene receptor in tomato / L. Arciga ; L. Alexander ; I. Wilson ; D. Grierson |
| Enhanced Ethylene Response 2 (EER2), a new Arabidopsis mutant with shoot-specific hypersensitivity to ethylene in the light / A. De Paepe ; D. Van Der Straeten |
| Identification of ACC oxidase isoforms in leaf tissue of white clover / Z. Du ; M.T. McManus |
| Developmental control of ACC oxidase in tomato fruit ripening / H. Foote ; L. Brickell ; G. Mazithulela |
| Cloning and characterization of three EIN3-like cDNAs from carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus 1., cv. White Sim) flowers / M. Iordachescu ; S. Verlinden |
| Differential expression of an ACC synthase, ERS-homologue and PG in cotton abscission / P. Kalaitzis ; T. Spano ; L. Zampetakis ; E. Petrakou ; K. Anastasiadou ; O. Kechagia ; F. Xanthopoulos ; E. Tsaliki ; N. Kapranos |
| Ethylene biosynthesis and perception in relation to expression of softening enzymes in developing and ripening papaya fruits / H. Lazan ; N.M. Che-Husin ; R.M.-R. Haireen ; C.-P. Soh ; R. Othman ; Z.M. Al |
| Heterologous expression of ER50, a tomato CTR-like gene, restores normal ethylene sensitivity to the Arabidopsis CTR1.1 mutant / S. Albert ; H. Zegzouti |
| Identification of proteins interacting with TCTR2, an ethylene signalling component in tomato / Z. Lin ; H. Li ; S. Kim |
| Isolation and characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA mutants putatively altered in their ethylene response / J. Molina ; E. Olmos ; J. Gaubert |
| MAP kinases and ethylene receptors |
| Auxin and ethylene effect in hook formation in Arabidopsis thaliana / J.R. Molina ; E. Hellin |
| Cloning of the full-length ACC oxidase isoform TR-ACO1 from white clover and expression as a recombinant protein / R.W. Scott |
| Ser/Thr kinase activity in an ethylene receptor homolog NTHK1 from tobacco / J.S. Zhang ; C. Xie ; H.L. Zhou ; Z.G. Zhang ; S.Y. Chen |
| Stress Ethylene: Induction, Regulation and Function / 2.： |
| Identification and characterization of anoxic and hypoxic cDNAs expressed in citrus flavedo cells using RT-PCR differential display / K. Pasentsis ; D. Gerasopoulos ; A.K. Kanellis |
| CO[subscript 2] action on ethylene production of 1-MCP treated pear and tomato fruit / H.P.J. De Wild ; E.C.A. Fernandes ; M.G. Staal |
| Chronic exposure to ethylene induces stress symptoms in radish / I. Eraso ; G.W. Stutte ; E.C. Stryjewski |
| Ethylene could be involved in the regulation of Fe-deficiency stress responses by strategy I plants / F.J. Romera ; E. Alcantara |
| Blocking of ethylene action modulates ozone tolerance in trees / J. Vahala ; R. Ruonala ; H. Tuominen ; M. Keinanen ; J. Kangasjarvi |
| Regulation of ethylene biosynthesis during cold storage of the chilling-sensitive fortune mandarin fruit / L. Zacarias ; M.T. Lafuente ; J.F. Marcos ; M. Saladie ; E. Dupille |
| ER5, a tomato LEA-like gene induced by ethylene and ABA confers desiccation tolerance to seeds / A. Bernadac ; C. Audran |
| Cold induces ethylene production in eggplant--A non-climateric fruit / A. Concellon ; A.R. Chaves ; M.C. Anon |
| The effects of ethylene on the cellular growth and ploidy levels of lupin hypocotyls / J.I. Lopez Nicolas ; J. Sanchez Bravo ; M. Acosta |
| LeEREBP2, a new tomato "ethylene response element binding protein" induces cold tolerance in transgenic microtom plants / B. Tournier ; M.T. Sanchez-Ballesta ; Q. K. Ahmad ; F. Regad |
| The effect of ethylene increasing citrus fruit chilling tolerance is more likely related to PAL than to the antioxidative enzyme system / J.M. Sala |
| Ethylene and Genomics / 3.： |
| Genomics of ethylene signaling in tomato / L. Adams-Phillips ; R. Alba ; C. Barry ; J. Giovannoni |
| Microarray analysis of floral senescence in petunia / D.G. Clark ; B.A. Underwood ; H. Loucas ; D.M Tiemanv ; H.J. Klee |
| Increased ethylene production can account for some of the phenotype alterations accompanying activation of a cytokinin biosynthesis gene, during germination and early seedling development in tobacco / T. Genkov ; M. Vagner ; J. Dubova ; J. Malbeck ; I. Moore ; B. Brzobohaty |
| The genetically variable population of Dianthus barbatus "Dagan" includes various ethylene-insensitive related phenotypes / H. Friedman ; A. Hagiladi ; N. Resnick ; A. Barak ; N. Umiel |
| The isolation and characterization of genes induced by ACC deaminase-containing plant growth promoting bacteria / N. Hontzeas ; B. Glick |
| Ethylene Involvement in Pathogenesis and Disease Resistance / 4.： |
| Ethylene biosynthesis in sweet potato root tissue in response to infection by black rot fungus / H. Hyodo ; S. Yoshioka ; K. Okumura ; Y. Imai |
| Role of Ethylene-Response-Factor1 in the response to pathogens in Arabidopsis / O. Lorenzo ; M. Berrocal-Lobo ; A. Molina ; J.J. Sanchez-Serrano ; R. Solano |
| Cloning and functional study of the ACC deaminase gene in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae / W. Ma ; F.C. Guinel ; B.R. Glick |
| Ethylene induced secretion of a ribosome inactivating protein from roots and hairy root cultures of Phytolacca americana / S.-W. Park ; J.C. Linden ; J.M. Vivanco |
| Ethylene enhances the accumulation of an antifungal lipid in avocado fruit / X. Wang ; A. Leikin-Frenkel ; L. Madi ; A. Lichter ; D. Prusky |
| Botrytis cinerea infection activates ethylene and jasmonic acid-related gene expression in harvested tomato fruits / D. De Martinis ; E. Benvenuto |
| Ethylene as a natural alternative to the control of the olive moth (Prays oleae Bern.) / D. Garrido ; J.M. Ramos ; R. Rosales ; P. Ramos |
| Ethylene insensitivity enhances susceptibility to necrotrophic pathogens in tobacco and Arabidopsis / B.P.J. Geraats ; P.A.H.M. Bakker ; E.A. Achuo ; M.M. Hofte ; C. Lawrence ; L.C. Van Loon |
| Production of ethylene by Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains in vitro and in vivo / E. Kepczynska ; S. Zielinska ; J. Kepczynski |
| Mechanisms of Growth, Development and Fruit Ripening / 5.： |
| Regulation of ethylene responses by control of receptor levels / D. Tieman ; J. Ciardi ; M. Taylor |
| Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene on ethylene-induced abscission of Citrus sinensis leaves / R. Goren ; G.Y. Zhong ; M. Huberman ; X. Feng ; D. Holland ; E.C. Sisler |
| Induction of zygotes by ethylene during the sexual development of cellular slime molds / A. Amagai ; S. Soramoto ; S. Yagura |
| Ethylene and secondary seed dormancy |
| Germination of sunflower seeds as related to ethylene synthesis and sensitivity--An overview / F. Corbineau ; D. Come |
| Influence of ethylene on volatiles and carotenoids biosynthesis of peach / F. Mencarelli ; F. Cecchi ; D. Desantis ; R. Aquilani ; G. Giuliano ; R. Botondi |
| Ethylene: a neglected component in competition between plants / R. Pierik ; L.A.C.J. Voesenek ; E.J.W. Visser |
| Differential expression of ethylene and softening related genes in low temperature storage of papaya fruits and its implication on texture changes during ripening / Z.M. Ali ; Z. Zainal |
| Regulation by ethylene of carotenoid biosynthesis in fruits of two contrasted apricot varieties / S. Bureau ; B. Gouble ; M. Reich ; J.M. Audergon ; G. Albagnac |
| Ethylene and antioxidant activity during tomato ripening / A. Cano ; M.B. Arnao |
| Altering ethylene reception in potato results in changes on growth, development, dormancy, and response to biotic and abiotic stress / M.M. Haines ; P.J. Shiel ; J.K. Fellman ; P.H. Berger |
| Differential regulation of ripening ethylene biosynthesis in several climacteric fruits / Y. Kubo ; W.O. Owino ; X. Liu ; K. Hiwasa ; R. Nakano ; A. Inaba |
| Molecular regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in apricot (Prunus armeniaca) / I. Marty ; G. Sarkissian ; M. J. Amiot |
| Identification of ACC oxidase and ACC synthase genes involved in autocatalytic ethylene biosynthesis of apricot fruit / D. Mbeguie-A-Mbeguie ; R.-M. Gomez ; J.-M. Audergon ; B. Fils-Lycaon |
| The control of germination in model plants: ethylene, cell elongation and cell division cycle / J. Gutierrez De Diego ; F. David Rodriguez ; E. Cervantes |
| Ethylene is involved in the control of bud dormancy and flower development in birch trees |
| Ethylene insensitivity does not stimulate growth in Arabidopsis thaliana / D. Tholen ; H. Poorter |
| Is the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl) a climacteric fruit? / A. Amoros ; M.T. Pretel ; M.A Botella ; M.S. Almansa ; M. Serrano |
| Involvement of ethylene in the expression of carotenoids and abscisic acid biosynthetic genes in the peel of citrus (Citrus sinensis) fruit / M.J. Rodrigo |
| Does Burlat sweet cherry present a climacteric behaviour? / S. Remon ; A. Ferrer ; M.E. Venturini ; R. Oria |
| Inheritance of fruit quality traits in an apricot progeny. Influence of ethylene / H. Chahine ; A. Giard |
| Interactions Between Ethylene and Other Hormones / 6.： |
| Interactions between ethylene and other plant hormones in regulation of plant growth and development in natural conditions and under abiotic and biotic stresses / M. Saniewski ; J. Ueda ; K. Miyamoto ; H. Urbanek |
| Interactions between ethylene and auxins with gibberellins in the control of hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis / W. Vriezen ; N. Saibo |
| Relationship between ABA and ethylene in the induction of fruit ripening / I. Lara |
| Molecular study of the acquisition of increased sensitivity to ethylene in the abscission zone in response to removal of the auxin source / S. Meir ; D.A. Hunter ; C. Jen-Chih ; M.S. Reid |
| Effects of ethylene (ethephon) promoters and chilling treatments on dormancy of onion bulbs / N. Benkeblia |
| Indole-3-acetic acid-ethylene interaction in tomato leaves / J.M. Castellano ; J. Chamarro ; B. Vioque |
| Functional properties of the endogenous ACC oxidase expressed in transgenic auxin-overproducing tomato |
| Ethylene induces hyponastic growth in Rumex and Arabidopsis / M.C.H. Cox ; F.F. Millenaar ; A.J.M. Peeters |
| Stomata formation in the hypocotyl of Arabidopsis is gibberellin-dependent and is modulated by ethylene and auxin |
| Gum formation and leaf abscission in ornamental Japanese cherry (Prunus yedoensis): a possible role of ethylene and jasmonates in these processes |
| Ethylene-auxin crosstalk in hypocotyl elongation of Arabidopsis / F. Vandenbussche |
| Interactions between gibberellin and ethylene signalling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana / S. Bertrand ; A. Vidal ; P. Hedden |
| Characterisation of Aux/IAA like genes expressed in tomato fruit / H. Wang ; Z. Li ; P. Frasse ; A. Jauneau |
| Role of ethylene in modulating auxin action during the gravitropic response of cut snapdragon spikes / S. Philosoph-Hadas ; R. Berkovitz-Simantov ; A.H. Halevy |
| Senescence of Plant Organs. Programmed Cell Death / 7.： |
| Ethylene: mediator of oxidative stress and programmed cell death in plants / E.J. Woltering ; A. De Jong ; E. Iakimova ; V. Kapchina ; F.A. Hoeberichts |
| Pollination-induced senescence of ethylene sensitive and insensitive petunias / M.L. Jones ; B.J. Langston ; F. Johnson |
| The role of ethylene in regulating reactive oxygen species-mediated cell death / K. Overmyer |
| Effect of ethylene on cell mortality during the cell cycle in the TBY-2 cell line / C.B. Orchard ; C. Evett ; R.J. Herbert ; M.S. Davies ; H.J. Rogers ; D. Francis |
| Ethylene and Alstroemeria flowers--A grey area / A.D. Stead ; P. Malcolm ; V. Buchanan-Wollaston ; B. Thomas ; E. Breeze ; L.J. Laarhoven ; F. Harren ; C. Wagstaff |
| cDNA microarray analysis of carnation petal senescence / W.G. Van Doorn ; M.F. Van Wordragen |
| The role of ethylene in floral organ abscission in Arabidopsis thaliana / S.E. Patterson ; J.D. Lindsey ; C. Rey ; A.B. Bleecker |
| Biotechnological Control of Ethylene, Fruit Ripening and Flower Senescence / 8.： |
| Biotechnology to understand the mechanisms of development of sensory quality in melon, including aroma volatiles / F. El Yahyaoui ; F. Flores ; I. El Sharkawy ; J.-C. Pech |
| Lessons one can learn from studying transgenic tomatoes that accumulate higher polyamines in a ripening-specific manner / T. Cassol ; R.A. Mehta ; R. Goyal ; A. Neelam ; S.-H. Chung ; V. Kumar ; A. Handa |
| Transformation of petunia plants with SAG12-IPT reduces the corolla sensitivity to ethylene / S. Mayak |
| Increased flower longevity in petunia through manipulation of ethylene signaling genes / K. Barry ; S. Nourizadeh ; J. Ecker ; D. Clark |
| Boric acid delays senescence of cut carnation flowers / M. Ben Amor ; J.R. Martinez Solano ; L. Amouriq ; P. Fernandez Parra |
| Regulation by ethylene of ester aroma volatiles production in cantaloupe charentais melons / F.B. Flores ; G. De Billerbeck ; C. Ambid |
| Inhibition of apricot ethylene biosynthesis by CO[subscript 2] / P. Varoquaux |
| Characterization of transgenic melons expressing an apple ACC oxidase antisense gene / G.V. Rombaldi ; J.A. Silva ; L. Wally ; L. Lucchetta ; L.J. Marini ; M.R. Zanuzo |
| Applied Aspects / 9.： |
| Implications of 1-methylcyclopropene registration for use on horticultural products / C.B. Watkins ; W.B. Miller |
| Stone fruit ripening and 1-methylcyclopropene / S. Lurie ; H.W. Zhou ; D. Li ; L. Sonego ; A. Weksler ; A. Lers |
| Postharvest effect of 1-MCP on ripening of avocado cv. Ettinger / E. Pesis ; V. Krilo ; O. Feygenberg ; M. Ackerman ; R. Ben Arie |
| Effect of 1-MCP on the quality of pears during storage / P. Eccher Zerbini ; P. Cambiaghi ; M. Grassi ; A. Rizzolo |
| Effect of 1-MCP on the quality and vase life of cut roses cv. "Marlyse" / A. Ait-Oubahou ; M. Mokhtari ; A. El-Mellouki |
| Studies on the inhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) / F.G. Celikel |
| Effect of galia melon seed soaking in cobalt solution on plant growth, fruit yield, quality and plant sudden wilt disease infection / M.A. Atta-Aly |
| Cyclic ozone exposure affects ethylene emission and respiration on whole and fresh-cut tomato / E. Aguayo ; V.H. Escalona ; F. Artes |
| Improvement of the color of red grapes mediated by ethylene / L. Almela ; J.A. Fernandez-Lopez ; J. Carreno |
| The effect of low temperature and controlled atmosphere storage on autocatalytic ethylene production and ripening of kiwifruit cv. 'Hayward' / M.D.C. Antunes ; E.M. Sfakiotakis |
| Keeping quality attributes of fennel by modified atmosphere packaging |
| Ethylene production and respiration rates of harvested white seedless table grape |
| Ethylene emission, changes in pectinmethylesterase and polygalacturonase activity during chicozapote (Achras sapota) ripening after refrigerated storage / J.C. Cervera ; V.C.R. Cervera ; C.J. Tamayo ; Y.A. Centurion ; E. Sauri-Duch |
| An early quantification method of quiescent infections of Colletotrichum musae on bananas using ethylene treatment / M. Chillet ; L. de Lapeyre de Bellaire |
| Ethylene production in peaches subjected to intermittent warming cycles as related to chilling injury / J.P. Fernandez-Trujillo |
| Effect of ethylene on diosgenin accumulation in cell suspensions of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. / P. Gomez ; R. Oncina ; J.A. Del Rio ; J.M. Botia ; A. Ortuno |
| Effect of a treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene on antioxidant metabolism in pears during shelf-life / C. Larrigaudiere ; M.C. Valentines ; Y. Soria ; I. Recasens |
| Effect of edible coatings on ethylene efflux of plums (Autumn giant) during storage / M.B. Perez-Gago ; C. Rojas ; M.A. Del Rio |
| Qualitative differences in the pre- and post-harvest ripening of pepino (Solanum muricatum) cultivars treated with ethephon / J. Prohens ; F. Nuez |
| Ethylene production and respiration rate in 'Green Gage' plums (Prunus domestica L.) / A.E. Rato |
| Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on quality postharvest parameters of apricot cv. 'Canino' / A. Salvador ; J. Cuquerella ; S. Ubeda |
| Inhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) prolongs storage life of apricot var. Mauricio and Moniqui / M. Valdenegro-Espinoza ; P. Sanchez Bel |
| 1-Methylcyclopropene delays plum ripening and increases shelf life during storage / D. Valero ; D. Martinez-Romero ; F. Guillen ; F. Riquelme |
| Effect of 1-MCP on nectarine fruit postharvest physiology / F. Ziliotto ; A. Botton |
| Effect of 1-MCP on reducing chilling injury in pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) fruit |
| Inhibition of ripening by 1-MCP in Hass avocado fruits / D. Manriquez ; J. Quintana ; J. Retamales |
| Maturity and ripening date of marsh seedless grapefruit (Citrus paradisi, Macf.) as affected by ethrel spray / S.A. Ahmad |
| Variability in responses of partially ripe bananas to 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) / M. Benichou ; C. Pelayo ; E.V. de B. Ilas-Boas ; A. Kader |
| Author Index |
| Preface / M. Vendrell ; H. Klee ; J.C. Pech ; F. Romojaro |
| Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Perception and Transduction Signal / 1.： |
| Ripening-associated regulation of gene expression in the tomato / H.A. Khoja ; Q. Kalil Ahmad ; B. Jones ; J. Leclercq ; M.T. Sanchez ; A. Latche ; M. Bouzayen |
| Mechanism of bicarbonate and ascorbic acid activation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase / D.R. Dilley ; Z. Wang ; D.K. Kadyrzhanova |
| Monomeric G-proteins and ethylene signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana / A.R. Smith ; I.E. Moshkov ; L.A.J. Mur ; G.V. Novikova ; M.A. Hall |
| Reduced expression of the LeETR1 transcript in tomato results in delayed abscission, shorter internodes and reduced auxin movement / M. L. Tucker ; C.A. Whitelaw ; N.N. Lyssenko ; A.K. Mattoo |
