Utility of 1-methylcyclopropene as a papaya postharvest treatment

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-62

  Manenoi, Ashariya ^a   Bayogan, Emma Ruth V ^b   Thumdee, Siwaporn ^a   Paull, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Respiration; Ripening; Softening; Texture; TSS

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 33847658244     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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