Comparison of amylase activity and starch content in normal and cork spotted 'd 'Anjou' pears

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-518

  Li, S J ^b   Facteau, Timothy J ^a   Chen, Paul M ^a   Mielke, Eugene A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033275838     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.1999.tb00034.x     Document Type: Article

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