Quantitative determination of flesh mealiness in peach [Prunus persica L. (Batch.)] through paper absorption of free juice

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-121

  Infante, R ^a   Meneses, C ^a   Rubio, P ^a   Seibert, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Escola Agrotecnica Federal de Sombrio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Flesh texture; Peach pulp; Stone fruit; Wooliness

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 56249107653     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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