Ethylene Regulates Apple (Malus × domestica) Fruit Softening Through a Dose × Time-Dependent Mechanism and Through Differential Sensitivities and Dependencies of Cell Wall-Modifying Genes

Through a Dose Time-Dependent Mechanism and Through Differential Sensitivities and Dependencies of Cell Wall-Modifying Genes Hilary S. Ireland, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Ratnasiri Muddumage, Emma J. Tacken, Jo Putterill, Jason W. Johnston and Robert J. Schaffer* The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand *Corresponding author: E-mail, robert.schaffer@plantandfood.co.nz; Fax, +64-9925-7001. (Received July 31, 2013; Accepted February 10, 2014)