Influence of cell wall calcium content in fruit firmness during the ripening of plums (Prunus domestica L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 934, Issue , 2012, Pages 1047-1054

  Rato, A E ^a   Nunes, C ^b   Agulheiro Santos, A C ^a   Barroso, J M ^a   Riquelme, F ^c   Coimbra, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cell wall; Firmness; Plums; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 84872189020     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.934.140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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