Effect of pretreatment of intact 'Gala' apple with ethanol vapor, heat, or 1-methylcyclopropene on quality and shelf life of fresh-cut slices

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 583-593

  Bai, Jinhe ^a   Baldwin, Elizabeth A ^b   Soliva Fortuny, Robert C ^b   Mattheis, James P ^b   Stanley, Roger ^c   Perera, Conrad ^d   Brecht, Jeffrey K ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity; Aroma volatiles; Electronic nose; Ethylene; Firmness; Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill var. domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.; Respiration; Sensory

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 3042762875     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.4.0583     Document Type: Article

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