Changes and postharvest regulation of activity and gene expression of enzymes related to cell wall degradation in ripening apple fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-154

  Wei, Jianmei ^a,b   Ma, Fengwang ^a   Shi, Shouguo ^a   Qi, Xiudong ^c   Zhu, Xiangqiu ^b   Yuan, Junwei ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hebei A and F Science Academy   (China)

^c HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell wall enzyme activity; Fruit softening; Gene expression; Malus domestica Borkh.; Regulation

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 76949103573     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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