Effect of pre-harvest application of calcium and boron on dietary fibre, hydrolases and ultrastructure in 'Cara Cara' navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) fruit

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-277

  Dong, Tao ^a   Xia, Renxue ^a   Xiao, Zhiyan ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Song, Wenhua ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Citrus Experimental Orchard in Zigui   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium and boron; Cara Cara navel orange; Dietary fibre; Real time PCR; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HARVESTING; POLYMER; SPRAY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 67349227768     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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