Aminoethoxyvinylglycine treatment of peach fruit reduces ethylene production and softening

HortScience

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1065-1068

  Belding, Robert D ^a   Lokaj, Gail R W ^a  

^a Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit firmness; Maturity delay; Prunus persica; Soluble solids; Woolliness

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; HARVESTING; SOLUBILITY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

PEACH FRUIT; SOFTENING;

ETHYLENE;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0036947643     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.37.7.1065     Document Type: Article

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