Cell wall-degrading enzymes and pectin solubility and depolymerization in immature and ripe watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fruit in response to exogenous ethylene

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 398-405

  Karakurt, Yasar ^a   Huber, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE;

WATER-SOAKING SYNDROME;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 0036828384     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2002.1160316.x     Document Type: Article

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