Microstructure of peel cell wall and selected physico-chemical characteristics of 'Berangan' banana (Musa cv. Berangan [AAA]) ripened at high temperature

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Ratule, M T ^a   Osman, A ^a,b   Saari, N ^a   Ahmad, S H ^b  

^a Faculty of Food Science and Technology   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

'Berangan' banana; Electron microscopy; Peel cell wall; Physico chemical properties; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MUSA;

EID: 65349118252     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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