Inhibition of astringency removal in semidried Japanese persimmon fruit by 1-methylcyclopropene treatment

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1493-1495

  Matsumoto, Toshikazu ^a   Matsuzaki, Hajime ^a   Takata, Kou ^a   Tsurunaga, Yoko ^a   Takahashi, Hiroyasu ^a   Kurahashi, Takao ^a   Maki, Shinya ^b   Fujiwara, Kazushi ^b  

^a Shimane Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

^b NIIHAMA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Astringency removal; Semidried persimmon; Soluble tannin

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; SULFUR;

ASTRINGENCY REMOVAL; SEMIDRIED PERSIMMON; SOLUBLE TANNIN; TANNIN;

FRUITS;

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS KAKI;

EID: 34648819544     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.6.1493     Document Type: Article

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