Ripening physiology in 'Navaho' thornless blackberries: Color, respiration, ethylene production, softening, and compositional changes

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-363

  Perkins Veazie, P ^a   Clark, J R ^b   Huber, D J ^c   Baldwin, E A ^d  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACC; ACC oxidase; Climacteric; Ethylene; Rubus sp.

Indexed keywords

RUBUS;

EID: 0034003368     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.3.357     Document Type: Article

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