Controlled-atmosphere storage of tomato fruit: Low oxygen or elevated carbon dioxide levels alter galactosidase activity and inhibit exogenous ethylene action

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1065-1070

  Sozzi, Gabriel O ^a   Trinchero, Gustavo D ^a   Fraschina, Adela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Controlled atmosphere storage; Ethylene; Firmness; Galactosidases; Lycopene; Post harvest; Tomato fruit ripening

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; FRUIT; GALACTOSIDASE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033045081     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199906)79:8<1065::AID-JSFA319>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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