How 1-methylcyclopropene has altered the Washington State apple industry

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-101

  Mattheis, James P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled atmosphere storage; Decay; Fruit quality; Internal breakdown; Lenticel breakdown; SmartFresh; Superficial scald; Watercore

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; MARKETING; PROPYLENE;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; FRUIT QUALITY; INTERNAL BREAKDOWN; PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS; POSTHARVEST ENVIRONMENT; SUPERFICIAL SCALD;

FRUITS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 38049130316     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.1.99     Document Type: Conference Paper

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