Cell wall disassembly during the melting phase of softening in 'Snow Queen' nectarines

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-92

  Ortiz, Abel ^a   Seymour, Graham B ^b   Tucker, Gregory A ^b   Lara, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Firmness; Fruit softening; Melting flesh nectarine; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 77955657421     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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