Effects of exogenous putrescine on improving shelf life of four plum cultivars

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-271

  Serrano, M ^a   Martinez Romero, D ^a   Guillen F ^a   Valero, D ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Firmness; Polyamines; Prunus salicina; Ripening; Storage

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA; ROSA;

EID: 0347525782     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00113-3     Document Type: Article

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