Biochemical changes in fruit of an early and a late date palm cultivar during development and ripening

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-183

  Awad, Mohamed A ^a,b   Al Qurashi, Adel D ^a   Mohamed, Saleh A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bisir; Cell wall degrading enzymes; Date palm; Maturation; Phoenix dactylifera; Polysaccharides; Ripening; Rutab; Tamer

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; MATURATION; RIPENING;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 79958705641     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2011.578520     Document Type: Article

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