Effect of 1-MCP on postharvest quality of loquat fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Cai, Chong ^a   Chen, KunSong ^a   Xu, WenPing ^a   Zhang, WangShu ^a   Li, Xian ^a   Ferguson, Ian ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

1 MCP; Ethylene; Firmness; Flesh browning; Loquat; Postharvest; Quality

Indexed keywords

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA;

EID: 33646054227     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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