Papaya pulp gelling: is it premature ripening or problems of water accumulation in the apoplast?

Gelled aspect in papaya fruit is typically confused with premature ripening. This research reports the characterization of this physiological disorder in the pulp of papaya fruit by measuring electrolyte leakage, Pi content, lipid peroxidation, pulp firmness, mineral contents (Ca, Mg and K - in pulp...

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Main Authors: Jurandi Gonçalves de Oliveira, Ricardo Enrique Bressan-Smith, Eliemar Campostrini, Maura Da Cunha, Ernani Santos Costa, Alena Torres Netto, Kelly da Silva Coutinho, Marcelo Gomes da SILVA, Angela Pierre Vitória
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
Series:Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en