1-MCP improves storability of 'Queen Cox' and 'Bramley' apple fruit

HortScience

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1082-1085

  Dauny, Paul T ^a   Joyce, Daryl C ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

1 methylcyclopropene; Disease; Malus xsylvestris var. domestica; Softening; Superficial scald

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHYLENE; PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

BRAMLEY; QUEEN COX;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

MALUS; MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0036956682     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.37.7.1082     Document Type: Article

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