Changes in pigment concentrations associated with sunburn browning of five apple cultivars. I. Chlorophylls and carotenoids

Plant Science

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Felicetti, David A ^a   Schrader, Larry E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Malus domestica; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 55749103872     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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