Causes and effects of changes in xylem functionality in apple fruit

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-382

  Dražeta, Lazar ^a,b   Lang, Alexander ^a   Hall, Alistair J ^a   Volz, Richard K ^a   Jameson, Paula E ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apoplastic dye; Apple; Bitter pit; Calcium; Malus domestica; Vascular bundles; Xylem functionality

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; XYLEM;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

CALCIUM; COLORING AGENT;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; COLORING AGENTS; FRUIT; MALUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT COMPONENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24744436185     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch040     Document Type: Article

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