Effects of postharvest treatments on gene expression in Prunus persica fruit: Normal and altered ripening

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-134

  Pavez, Leonardo ^a   Hödar, Christian ^a   Olivares, Felipe ^a   González, Mauricio ^a,b   Cambiazo, Verónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Gene expression; Peach; Woolliness

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84866149920     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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