Diverse metabolism of cell wall components of melting and non-melting peach genotypes during ripening after harvest or cold storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-250

  Manganaris, George A ^a,b   Vasilakakis, Miltiadis ^a   Diamantidis, Grigorios ^a   Mignani, Ilaria ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Melting flesh; Non melting flesh; Peach; Pectin; Ripening

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 31144457504     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2310     Document Type: Article

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