Developmental changes in cell wall polysaccharides from sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars with contrasting firmness

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-73

  Salato, Gloria S ^a   Ponce, Nora M A ^a   Raffo, María D ^b   Vicente, Ariel R ^c,d   Stortz, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cell wall degradation; Hemicellulose; Ontogeny; Pectin; Prunoideae; Softening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877807087     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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