Changes in free amino acid content in 'Jonagold' apple fruit as related to branched-chain ester production, ripening, and senescence

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 429-440

  Sugimoto, Nobuko ^a   Daniel Jones, A ^b   Beaudry, Randolph ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 81755186853     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.136.6.429     Document Type: Article

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