1-Methylcyclopropene counteracts ethylene-induced microbial growth on fresh-cut watermelon

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Zhou, Bin ^a,b   McEvoy, James L ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^a   Saftner, Robert A ^a   Feng, Hao ^b   Beltran, Tony ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c AGROFRESH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; 1 Methylcyclopropene; Citrullus lanatus; Ethylene; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; FUNGI;

EID: 33748364778     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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