Roles of intra-fruit oxygen and carbon dioxide in controlling pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seed development and storage reserve deposition

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-173

  Blasiak, J ^a   Kuang, A ^b   Farhangi, C S ^b   Musgrave, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Hypoxia; Internal atmosphere; Protein; Starch

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 30944468294     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.131.1.164     Document Type: Article

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