Patterns of enzymatic activity of cell wall-modifying enzymes during growth and ripening of apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Goulao, Luis F ^a   Santos, João ^a   de Sousa, Isabel ^a   Oliveira, Cristina M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Enzymatic activity; Fruit development; Fruit ripening; Fruit softening; Malus domestica Borkh

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33847211072     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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