Cell wall metabolism during maturation, ripening and senescence of peach fruit

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 405, 2004, Pages 2029-2039

  Brummell, David A ^a,c   Dal Cin, Valeriano ^a,d   Crisosto, Carlos H ^b   Labavitch, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Matrix glycans; Pectin; Prunus persica; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COLOR; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; MELTING;

CELL WALL; FLESH COLOR;

METABOLISM;

CARBOHYDRATE; MONOSACCHARIDE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRUNUS; TREE;

AGING; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL WALL; FRUIT; MONOSACCHARIDES; PRUNUS; TREES;

ARA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 4544352924     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh227     Document Type: Article

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