Is there a relation between changes in osmolarity of cherry fruit flesh or skin and fruit cracking susceptibility?

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 635-641

  Moing, Annick ^a   Renaud, Christel ^a   Christmann, Hélène ^a   Fouilhaux, Lydie ^a   Tauzin, Yves ^a   Zanetto, Anne ^a   Gaudillère, Monique ^a   Laigret, Frédéric ^a   Claverie, Jacques ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Fruit cracking; Fruit quality; Organic acids; Osmotic potential; Prunus avium; Soluble sugars

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 4444322767     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.5.0635     Document Type: Article

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