Acetaldehyde inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis in mango fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-161

  Burdon, Jeremy ^a,b   Dori, Sasson ^a   Marinansky, Rosita ^a   Pesis, Edna ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Ethanol; Ethylene; Fruit; Mango; Ripening

Indexed keywords

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 0001545087     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(96)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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