Effect of in-season calcium applications on cell wall physicochemical properties of nectarine fruit (Prunus persica var. nectarina Ait. Maxim) after harvest or cold storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2597-2602

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

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cell wall; Leaf sprays; Nectarine; Pectin; Tissue firmness

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 33845369695     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2654     Document Type: Article

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