In vivo and in vitro swelling of cell walls during fruit ripening

Planta

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-173

  Redgwell, Robert J ^a   MacRae, Elspeth ^a   Hallett, Ian ^a   Fischer, Monica ^a,b   Perry, Jo ^a   Harker, Roger ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell wall swelling; Fruit (cell wall); Pectin solubilisation; Ripening (fruit)

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; RUBUS;

EID: 0030678052     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050178     Document Type: Article

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