Assay of a potential post-harvest handling procedure for Cantaloupe Charentais melon fruit with inhibited ethylene production

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2034-2039

  Flores, Francisco B ^a   Romojaro, Félix ^a   Latché, Alain ^b   Pech, Jean Claude ^b   Martínez Madrid, María C ^c  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Ethylene treatment; Fruit quality; Genetically modified fruit; Post harvest handling; Storage

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 34547766457     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2955     Document Type: Article

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