Chlorophyll and xanthophyll changes in broccoli florets stored under elevated CO2 or ethylene-containing atmosphere

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 114-117

  Yamauchi, Naoki ^a,b   Watada, Alley E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Pigment; Quality; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PETROSELIUM; PETROSELIUM CRISUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031967396     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.1.114     Document Type: Article

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