Caprification modifies polyphenols but not cell wall concentrations in ripe figs

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 160, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-122

  Trad, Mehdi ^a   Le Bourvellec, Carine ^b   Gaaliche, Badii ^a   Ginies, Christian ^b   Renard, Catherine M G C ^b   Mars, Messaoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Caprification; Figs Ficus carica; Nutritional composition; Pectin; Textural properties

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MATURATION; METHYLATION; NUTRITION; POLLINATION; POLYMER; SHRUB; SOFTENING;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84879581733     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.05.037     Document Type: Article

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