The comparison of protease activity and total protein in three cultivars of kiwifruit of Northern Iran during fruit development

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 343-348

  Afshar Mohammadian, Mansour ^a   Rahimi Koldeh, Jila ^a   Sajedi, Reza H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Actinidin; Fruit development; Kiwifruit; Protease activity; Total protein

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 79951768386     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0553-3     Document Type: Article

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