The effects of maturity on colour and concentration of pigments in the blush and shaded sides of 'Gala' apple fruit during cool storage

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 841-845

  Reay, Peter F ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; APPLE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH REGULATION; MATURATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; QUERCETIN GLYCOSIDE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031761714     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11511057     Document Type: Article

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