A comparative study of chlorophyll loss and its related mechanism during fruit maturation in the pericarp of fast- and slow-degreening litchi pericarp

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-257

  Wang, Hui Cong ^a   Huang, Xu Ming ^a   Hu, Gui Bing ^a   Yang, Zhuan Ying ^a   Huang, Hui Bai ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll degradation; Chlorophyll derivatives; Chlorophyllase; Degreening; Litchi

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; MATURATION;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 22144476171     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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