Effects of anti-ethylene treatments on browning and energy metabolism of harvested litchi fruit

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1085-1090

  Qu, H ^a   Duan, X ^a   Su, X ^a   Liu, H ^a   Jiang, Y ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FRUIT; HARVESTING; METABOLISM;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 33745756245     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04238     Document Type: Article

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