Browning disorders in pear fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Franck, Christine ^a   Lammertyn, Jeroen ^a   Ho, Quang Tri ^a   Verboven, Pieter ^a   Verlinden, Bert ^a   Nicolaï, Bart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Browning; Carbon dioxide; Controlled atmosphere; Core breakdown; Gas exchange; Oxidative stress; Oxygen; Pear; Physiological disorder; Respiration

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33846411042     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.08.008     Document Type: Review

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