Reduced cell size and cell wall components of apple softening before ripening on the tree

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1227-1230

  Dong, Geun Choi ^a   Song, Joong Yun ^b  

^a Jeollabuk do Agricultural Research and Extension Services   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell size; Monosaccharide contents; Sugar content; Ultrastructure; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CELL SIZE; FRUIT SOFTENING;

FRUITS;

CELLS; ENZYMES; FRUITS; RIPENING; SUGAR; TREES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 5444231960     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1227     Document Type: Article

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