Ethylene-induced tolerance to non-chilling peel pitting as related to phenolic metabolism and lignin content in 'Navelate' fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-203

  Cajuste, Jacques F ^a   Lafuente, María T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albedo; Citrus; Ethylene; Flavedo; Lignin; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL); Rindstaining; Soluble and ionically bound peroxidase (POD); Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34248595051     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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