Seasonal changes in the abscission site in bunch tomatoes and differential response to 1-methylcyclopropene

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-55

  Lichter, Amnon ^a   Guzev, Ludmila ^a   Dvir, Orit ^a   Farber, Inon ^a   Danshin, Anna ^a   Pressman, Eitan ^a   Ganz, Shelly ^b   Beno Moualem, Delila ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Bunch tomatoes; Calyx; Ethylene; Joint; Lycopersicon esculentum; Pedicel; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME;

EID: 33645238222     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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