Temperature preconditioning affects ascorbate antioxidant system in chilled zucchini squash

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-36

  Wang, Chien Yi ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Chilling injury; Cucurbita pepo; Temperature preconditioning; Zucchini squash

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; PEPO;

EID: 0003125120     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(95)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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