Cold acclimation of carrots during storage: Mechanical properties and antifreezing protein

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 599, Issue , 2003, Pages 699-703

  Federico Gomez G ^a   Sommarin, Marianne ^a   Gekas, Vassilis ^a,b   Sjöholm, Ingegerd ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cutting force; Freezing tolerance; Metabolic changes; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346828725     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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