A comparison between intact fruit and fruit explants to study the effect of polyamines and aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on fruit ripening in peach and nectarine (Prunus persica L. Batch)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-40

  Bregoli, Anna Maria ^a   Ziosi, Vanina ^a   Biondi, Stefania ^a   Bonghi, Claudio ^b   Costa, Guglielmo ^a   Torrigiani, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 Aminocyclopropane 1 carboxylate oxidase (ACO); Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG); Ethylene biosynthesis; Peach fruit; Polyamines; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 33748764298     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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