3.3. Expression of Aquaporin and Laccase genes
Ethylene (E) did affect the expression of Rh TIP1, in contrast to Rh PIP1. No significant difference was observed between treatmentson the expression of Rh PIP1 gene. The expression of Rh TIP1 was notably induced by E, while suppressed by 1 1-MCP + E (Fig. 4), and a significant difference (P = 0.01) was observed on the expression of Rh TIP1 between both treatments, as E induced expression of Rh TIP1 about 3 fold, in compare to 1 1-MCP + E.