Influence of ripening and turgor on the tensile properties of pears: A microscopic study of cellular and tissue changes

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 350-356

  De Belie, Nele ^a   Hallett, Ian C ^b   Harker, F Roger ^b   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Asian pear; European pear; Pyrus communis; Pyrus pyrifolia; Tissue failure mode

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 0034004480     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.3.350     Document Type: Article

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