Cuticular phenolics and scald development in 'Delicious' apples

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 498-504

  Ju, Zhiguo ^a,b   Bramlage, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ethylene; Fruit cuticle; Malus sylvestris var. domestica; farnesene

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0034097004     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.4.498     Document Type: Article

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