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Changes in Amylose and Total Starch Content in `Fuji' Apples during Maturation

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Total starch and amylose (AM) concentration and a starch index (SI) were determined in `Fuji' apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit from weekly harvests in 1990 and 1991. As apples matured, SI scores increased and total starch and amylose content decreased. The percentage of AM in the total starch decreased as the apples matured. Because KI solutions interact efficiently only with AM, the SI is less reliable in representing total starch during later stages of `Fuji' apple maturation.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.30.1.104

Authors: X. Fan, J.P. Mattheis, M.E. Patterson, J.K. Fellman

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, University of Idaho, Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, Washington State University

Language: English

Topic: Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2161296683