Quality attributes, pectolytic enzyme activities and physiological changes during postharvest ripening of nectarine

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 491-503

  Artés, Francisco ^a   Salmerón, Maria Cruz ^b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0030372802     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1996.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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