Heat treatment of mature-green tomatoes: Differential effects of ethylene and partial ripening

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 457-462

  McDonald, R E ^a   McCollum, T G ^a   Baldwin, E A ^b  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Flavor volatiles; Lipids; Lycopersicon esculentum; Postharvest; Quality

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031925967     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.3.457     Document Type: Article

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