Effects of ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene on the postharvest qualities of 'Shamouti' oranges

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-163

  Porat, Ron ^a   Weiss, Batia ^a   Cohen, Lea ^a   Daus, Avinoam ^a   Goren, Raphael ^b   Droby, Samir ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Citrus fruit; Ethylene; Postharvest quality

Indexed keywords

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0032966144     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(98)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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