Inhibition or promotion of tomato fruit ripening by acetaldehyde and ethanol is concentration dependent and varies with initial fruit maturity

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 392-398

  Beaulieu, John C ^a,b   Saltveit, Mikal E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

4 methylpyrazole; ACC oxidase; Alcohol dehydrogenase; Anaerobic pathway; Ethylene; Lycopersicon esculentum

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030754413     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.3.392     Document Type: Article

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