Relationships between ethylene, abscisic acid and quality during postharvest storage of 'Granny Smith' apples

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-18

  Lara, I ^a   Vendrell, M ^a,b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Ethylene; Malus domestica; Postharvest storage; Senescence

Indexed keywords

MALUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031981612     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(97)00073-2     Document Type: Article

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