Advances in Plant Ethylene Research Proceedings of the 7th Internati
The rapid advances in elucidating the biosynthesis and mode of action of the plant hormone ethylene as well as its involvement in the regulation of the whole plant physiology made imperative the organization of a series of dedicated conferences. This volu
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Advances in Plant Ethylene Research Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene Edited by
Angelo Ramina University of Padova, Department of Environmental Agronomy and Crop Science, Legnaro (Padova), Italy
Caren Chang University of Maryland, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Maryland, U.S.A.
Jim Giovannoni Cornell University, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, U.S.A.
Harry Klee University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, U.S.A.
Pierdomenico Perata Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
and Ernst Woltering Wageningen University and Research Centre, Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group (AFSG), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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PREFACE This volume contains the main lectures and poster contributions presented at the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene held in Pisa (Italy), June 18-22, 2006. This international scientific event was organized by the University of Padova and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa and took place on the premises of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. We would like to thank the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of University and Scientific Research of Italy, the University of Padova and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa for partially funding this symposium. Appreciation is also extended to a number of local institutions that generously contributed to the success of this important event. We are indebted to the members of the scientific committee. A special appreciation goes to the local organizing committee headed by Prof. Giovanni Serra. Finally, we gratefully acknowledge Dr. Alessandro Botton for handling all the editorial aspects concerning the publication of this volume. The Editorial Board
We dedicate the Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene to the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Tony Bleecker. Tony is greatly missed by the community of ethylene biologists. His unique and seminal discoveries, together with his interminable passion for science, leave a deep and lasting impact. From developing the phenotypic assay that led to the elaboration of the ethylene signal transduction pathway to identifying the ethylene receptor and providing key insights into its function, Tony continually illuminated and drove our understa
