Kiwifruit cell walls: Towards an understanding of softening?

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-129

  Schröder, Roswitha ^a   Atkinson, Ross G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Cell wall; Kiwifruit; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

CELL WALL; HISTOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOCALISATION TECHNIQUE; KIWIFRUIT; SOFTENING PROCESS;

FRUITS;

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; FRUIT; IMMUNOASSAY; SOFTENING;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 33746954685     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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