Changes in cell wall neutral sugar composition and ethylene evolution as potential indicators of woolliness in cold-stored nectarine fruit

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 407-416

  Manganaris, George Athanasios ^a   Vasilakakis, Miltiadis ^a   Diamantidis, Grigorios ^a   Mignani, Ilaria ^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: 29144529672     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2005.00044.x     Document Type: Review

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