Effects of brassinolide on the physiological properties of litchi pericarp (Litchi chinensis cv. nuomoci)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-416

  Peng, Jian ^a   Tang, Xudong ^b   Feng, Huyuan ^b,c  

^a SHENZHEN POLYTECHNIC   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Fruit cracking; Pectin methyesterase; Polygalacturonase; Protopectin; Water soluble pectin

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 4444266302     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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