Storage disorder and ripening behavior of 'Doyenne du Comice' pears in relation to storage conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-294

  Ma, Shu Shang ^a   Chen, Paul M ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Controlled atmosphere storage; Dessert quality; Ethylene production; Extractable juice; Flesh breakdown; Flesh firmness; Internal browning; Pyrus communis; Pyruvate decarboxylase; Soluble solids concentration; Titratable acids

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037730171     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00179-5     Document Type: Article

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