Pre-storage application of polyamines by pressure or immersion improves shelf-life of pomegranate stored at chilling temperature by increasing endogenous polyamine levels

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-33

  Mirdehghan, S H ^a,b   Rahemi, M ^c   Castillo, S ^a   Martinez Romero D ^a   Serrano, María ^a   Valero, D ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b VALI E ASR UNIVERSITY OF RAFSANJAN   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Browning; Chilling injury; Firmness; Putrescine; Spermidine; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 33847616054     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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