Effect of post-harvest calcium treatments on the physicochemical properties of cell wall pectin in nectarine fruit during ripening after harvest or cold storage

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Manganaris, G A ^a,b   Vasilakakis, M ^a   Diamantidis, G ^a   Mignani, I ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 29144440041     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2005.11511986     Document Type: Article

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