Physiological and biochemical changes during banana ripening and finger drop

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-216

  Imsabai, Wachiraya ^a   Ketsa, Saichol ^b   Van Doorn, Wouter G ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Banana; Finger drop; Pectate lyase; Pectinesterase; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

MUSA ACUMINATA; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 30944466828     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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