Fatty acid composition of medlar (Mespilus germanica L.) fruit at different stages of development

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-446

  Ayaz, F A ^a   Huang, H S ^b   Chuang, L T ^b   Vanderjagt, D J ^c   Glew, R H ^c  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Fatty acid composition; Medlar (Mespilus germanica L.); Ripening

Indexed keywords

MESPILUS GERMANICA;

EID: 0036974942     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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