Postharvest ripening and ethylene biosynthesis in purple passion fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-207

  Shiomi, Shinjiro ^a   Kubo, Yasutaka ^a   Wamocho, Leonard S ^b   Koaze, Hiroshi ^b   Nakamura, Reinosuke ^a   Inaba, Akitugu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

ACC; ACC oxidase; ACC synthase; Amino acid; Ethylene treatment; Organic acid; Passiflora edulis Sims.; Sugar

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS;

EID: 0030199468     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5214(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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