Decreased ascorbic acid levels and brown core development in pears (Pyrus communis L. cv. Conference)

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-45

  Veltman, R H ^a   Sanders, M G ^a   Persijn, S T ^b   Peppelenbos, H W ^a   Oosterhaven, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANE; OXYGEN; PEAR; PLANT METABOLISM;

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032717648     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1999.100106.x     Document Type: Article

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