Effect of dips in a 1-methylcyclopropene-generating solution on 'Harrow Sun' plums stored under different temperature regimes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 7015-7020

  Manganaris, George A ^a,b   Vicente, Ariel R ^b   Crisosto, Carlos H ^a   Labavitch, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Chilling injury; Flesh reddening; Market life; Plum ripening; Postharvest storage

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; COLD; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRUNUS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL WALL; COLD; CYCLOPROPANES; ETHYLENES; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; PRUNUS; SOLUTIONS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 34548307154     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071065p     Document Type: Article

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