Softening response of 1-methylcyclopropene-treated banana fruit to high oxygen atmospheres

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-229

  Jiang, Yueming ^a   Joyce, Daryl C ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Banana; Binding sites; Ethylene; High oxygen; Softening

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ETHYLENE; OXYGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRUIT RIPENING;

FRUITS;

EID: 0346038803     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GROW.0000007506.38661.c6     Document Type: Article

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