Endo-β-mannanase activity in tomato and other ripening fruits

HortScience

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-75

  Bourgault, R ^a   Bewley, J D ^a   Alberici, A ^a   Decker, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinidia sp.; Capsicum sp.; Cell walls; Citrullus sp.; Citrus sp.; Cucumis sp.; Fragaria sp.; Malus sp.; Mangifera sp.; Musa sp.; Polysaccharide; Prunus sp.; Pyrus sp.

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; CAPSICUM; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS SP.; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MELO; MUSA SP.; PRUNUS; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0035091661     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.36.1.72     Document Type: Article

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