Ethanol vapour treatment alleviates postharvest decay and maintains fruit quality in Chinese bayberry

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Zhang, WangShu ^a   Li, Xian ^a   Wang, XiaoXiao ^a   Wang, GuoYun ^b   Zheng, JinTu ^c   Abeysinghe, Don C ^a   Ferguson, Ian B ^a,d   Chen, KunSong ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Yuyao Agricultural and Forestry Bureau   (China)

^c Forestry Bureau of Ningbo City   (China)

^d THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese bayberry; Ethanol; Fruit decay; Quality

Indexed keywords

MORELLA; MORELLA RUBRA; MYRICACEAE;

EID: 34748875974     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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