Polygalacturonases of a latent and wound postharvest fungal pathogen of muskmelon fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-214

  Bruton, B D ^a   Conway, W S ^b   Gross, K C ^b   Zhang, J X ^a   Biles, C L ^c   Sams, C E ^d  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Cell wall; Cucumis melo var. cantaloupensis; Fungal decay; Inhibitor; Isozymes; Pectinases; Phomopsis cucurbitae; Postharvest; Rhizopus stolonifer

Indexed keywords

PHOMOPSIS CUCURBITAE; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 0032103604     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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