1-Methylcyclopropene inhibits apple ripening

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 690-695

  Fan, Xuetong ^a   Blankenship, Sylvia M ^b   Mattheis, James P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Firmness; Fruit quality; Malus sylvestris var. domestica; Postharvest physiology; Storage

Indexed keywords

MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0032758063     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.6.690     Document Type: Article

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