Cell wall properties of kiwifruit affected by low temperature breakdown

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-255

  Bauchot, A D ^a   Hallett, I C ^a   Redgwell, R J ^a   Lallu, N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Actinidia chinensis; Actinidia deliciosa; Cell wall composition; Cell wall porosity; Chilling injury; Fruit storage; Kiwifruit

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 0032841983     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(99)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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