Relationship between physical and biochemical parameters in apple softening

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 573-578

  Roth E ^a   Kovacs E ^a   Hertog, M L A T M ^b   Vanstreels, E ^b   Nicolai B ^b  

^a CENTRAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acoustic stiffness; Bruise susceptibility; Cell wall; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953626310     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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