Sugar and acid compositions in the arils of Litchi chinensis Sonn.: Cultivar differences and evidence for the absence of succinic acid

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-62

  Wang, H C ^a   Huang, H B ^a   Huang, X M ^a   Hu, Z Q ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 31344481532     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2006.11512029     Document Type: Article

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