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Postharvest Biology and Technology 93 (2014) 15–23

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Biochemical and physiological study of the firmness of table grape
berries
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Ivan Balic , Troy Ejsmentewicz , Dayan Sanhueza , Christian Silva , Tamara Peredo ,
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Patricio Olmedo , Miriam Barros , Julian C. Verdonk , Rodolfo Paredes ,
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Claudio Meneses , Humberto Prieto , Ariel Orellana , Bruno G. Defilippi ,
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Reinaldo Campos-Vargas
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Universidad Andres Bello, Facultad Ciencias Biológicas, Centro de ología Vegetal República 217, Santiago, Chile
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Universidad Andres Bello, Facultad Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, República 440, Santiago, Chile
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Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santa Rosa 11610, Santiago, Chile

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Article history: Firmness is an essential quality parameter of table grapes (Vitis vinifera) for consumers, with grape

Received 19 November 2013

bunches that contains soft berries less preferred, resulting in a reduction in the market price. The soften-

Accepted 1 February 2014

ing of grape berries has monly associated with cell walls, especially the disassembly of pectic

harides. However, the process