Reproducible determinations of cell wall uronic acid content are obtained by first dissolving
wall samples in sulfuric acid and then performing assays on aliquots of the cell wall solution. …

Cell wall changes were examined in fruit of a melting flesh peach (Prunus persica L.) allowed
to ripen on the tree. Three phases to softening were noted, the first of which began prior to …

The softening of fleshy fruits, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), during ripening is
generally reported to result principally from disassembly of the primary cell wall and middle …

The softening that accompanies ripening of commercially important fruits exacerbates
damage incurred during shipping and handling and increases pathogen susceptibility. Thus, …

The Charentais variety of melon (Cucumis melo cv Reticulatus F1 Alpha) was observed to
undergo very rapid ripening, with the transition from the preripe to overripe stage occurring …

Transgenic tomato plants expressing the pear fruit polygalacturonase inhibitor protein (pPGIP)
were used to demonstrate that this inhibitor of fungal pathogen endopolygalacturonases (…

Fourteen species of crop plants which differ in their reported tissue boron requirements were
grown in B-replete or B-deficient medium. Leaf samples were collected and analysed for B …

Partially tree-ripened ripe fruit of peach (Prunus persica L.) were stored for 1–4 weeks at 5
C and then ripened at 20 C for 3 d to induce chilling injury. With increasing cold storage the …

Polygalacturonase‐inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) are plant cell‐wall proteins that specifically
inhibit fungal endo‐polygalacturonases (PGs) that contribute to the aggressive decomposition …

Early in infection, pathogens encounter the outer wall of plant cells. Because pathogen
hydrolases targeting the plant cell wall are well-known components of virulence, it has been …