Permeability and microscopic structure of the cuticle in 'Tommy Atkins' mangoes skin

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 645, Issue , 2004, Pages 589-593

  Gazzola, R ^a   Alves, R E ^a   Filgueiras, H A C ^a   Soares, A A ^b  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Cutin; Mangifera indica; Mango physiology; Peel disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745886149     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.645.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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