Effect of silencing of cell wall degrading enzymes on strawberry fruit Softening

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 842, Issue , 2009, Pages 931-934

  Quesada, M A ^a   Pose S ^a   Santiago Domenech N ^a   Sesmero, R ^a   Molina, M C ^a   Mousa, S ^a   Pliego Alfaro, F ^a   Mercado, J A ^a   Trainotti, L ^b   Casadoro, G ^b   Caballero, J L ^c   Munoz Blanco J ^c   Garcia Gago J A ^d   Lopez Aranda J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fragaria ananassa; Fruit ripening; Fruit texture; Glucanase; Pectate lyase; Pectin metabolism; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 75649123417     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.842.206     Document Type: Article

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