UV-C irradiation delays strawberry fruit softening and modifies the expression of genes involved in cell wall degradation

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Pombo, Marina A ^a   Dotto, Marcela C ^a   Martínez, Gustavo A ^a,b   Civello, Pedro M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fruit; Softening; Strawberry; UV C

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 57149110429     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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