Suppression of ripening and induction of asynchronous ripening in tomato and avocado fruits subjected to complete or partial exposure to aqueous solutions of 1-methylcyclopropene

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-214

  Choi, Sun Tay ^a   Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos ^a   Lim, Chai Il ^a   Huber, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Methylcyclopropene; Avocado; Ethylene; Firmness; Lycopene; Polygalacturonase; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERSEA AMERICANA; SOLANUM;

EID: 39149084057     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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