Relationship between pectin-methyl esterase activity and softening in 'Raf' tomato fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 934, Issue , 2012, Pages 1291-1296

  Guzman M ^a   Sanchez A ^a   Salas, M C ^a   Del Moral, F ^a   Valenzuela, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Firmness; Pectin methyl esterase; Softening; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84872202629     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.934.175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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