Pericarp structure in relation to fruit cracking resistance in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 632, Issue , 2004, Pages 131-137

  Huang, Xuming ^a   Wang, Huicong ^a   Li, Jianguo ^a   Yuan, Weiqun ^a   Huang, Huibai ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cracking; Extensibility; Pericarp structure; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644287029     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.632.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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