Methyl jasmonate and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) reduce decay and maintain postharvest quality of papaya 'Sunrise'

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-370

  Gonzalez Aguilar G A ^a,b   Buta, J G ^a   Wang, C Y ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Chilling injury; Film packaging; Fungal decay; Methyl jasmonate; Papaya

Indexed keywords

CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 0038694603     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00200-4     Document Type: Article

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