Effect of fruit maturity on UV-B-induced post-harvest anthocyanin accumulation in red Chinese sand pear

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2857-2866

  Zhang, Dong ^a,b   Qian, Minjie ^b   Yu, Bo ^b   Teng, Yuanwen ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Gene expression; Maturity; Pyrus pyrifolia; UV B visible irradiation

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 84882890735     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-013-1319-5     Document Type: Article

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