Composition of the surface waxes of appl
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Isobel M. Morice; Francis B. Shorland
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Article
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1973
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The hydrolysed surface waxes of Dougherty, Granny Smith and Sturmer apples at harvesting consisted of 57 to 62% acids, 21 to 26% hydrocarbons, 7% primary alcohols, 3 to 5% secondary alcohols and 4 to 7% of other constituents. The hydrocarbon homologues ranged from C~18~ to C~31~ with __