Differences in Cell-wall Polysaccharide Degradation during Softening Process in Two Cultivars of Japanese Apricot Fruits

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1Japanese Apricot Laboratory, Wakayama Fruit Tree Experiment Station, Minabe, Wakayama 645-0021, Japan 2Grape and Persimmon Research Division, NARO Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-2494, Japan 3Food Science Research Laboratory, Nakano BC Co. Ltd., Kainan 642-0034, Japan 4R & D Department, Kobata Research Institute Limited., Gojo, Nara 637-0071, Japan 5NARO Institute of National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba 305-8642, Japan