The influence of electron-beam ionization on ethylene metabolism and quality parameters in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L., cv Búlida)

LWT

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1027-1035

  Egea, M I ^a   Martinez Madrid M C ^b   Sanchez Bel P ^c   Murcia, M A ^a   Romojaro, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACC; Apricot; Ethylene; Ionization; Post harvest quality

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ETHYLENE; HARVESTING; IONIZATION; METABOLISM;

1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID (ACC); APRICOTS; ELECTRON BEAM IONIZATION; POST HARVEST QUALITY;

FRUITS;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; IONIZATION; METABOLISM;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 33847388795     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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