Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit

Blossom-end clearing (BEC) is characterized by the translucent, watersoaked appearance of the fruit peel (most commonly at the blossom end) caused by internal bruising and juice leakage from juice vesicles. Juice vesicles in the bruised areas usually have a gray tinge compared with unbruised tissue...

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Main Authors: Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Ed Etxeberria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-08-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108978