Postharvest effects of acetaldehyde vapour on ripening-related enzyme activity in avocado fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-253

  Pesis, Edna ^a   Faiman, Debora ^a   Dori, Sasson ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ACC; Endoglucanase; Ethylene; Persea americana; Polygalacturonase; Sulfh ydryl groups; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032103599     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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