Role of ethylene and abscisic acid in physicochemical modifications during melon ripening

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5285-5290

  Martínez Madrid, María C ^a   Martinez G ^b   Pretel, María T ^a   Serrano, M ^a   Romojaro, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; ACC oxidase; ACC synthase; Cucumis melo; Ethylene

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID; ABSCISIC ACID; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; FRUIT; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

ABSCISIC ACID; CUCURBITACEAE; ETHYLENES; HUMANS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MANTA; MELO;

EID: 0343775878     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990035m     Document Type: Article

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