Ethylene and CO2 emission rates and pathways in harvested fruits investigated, in situ, by laser photothermal deflection and photoacoustic techniques

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  De Vries, H S M ^a   Wasono, M A J ^b   Harren, F J M ^a   Weltering, E J ^c   Van Der Valk, H C P M ^c   Reuss, J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CO2; Ethylene; Fruit; Laser detection; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010375465     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(95)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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