Effect of harvest maturity and cold storage on correlations between fruit properties during ripening of apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-50

  Stanley, Jill ^a   Prakash, Roneel ^b   Marshall, Ross ^b   Schröder, Roswitha ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fruit quality; Fruit softening; Juiciness; Mealiness; Pectin

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 84875794138     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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