1-MCP use on Prunus spp. to maintain fruit quality and to extend shelf life during storage: A comparative study

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 933-940

  Valero, D ^a   Guillen F ^a   Valverde, J M ^a   Martinez Romero D ^a   Castillo, S ^a   Serrano, M ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apricot; Ethylene; Firmness; Plum; Ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549097503     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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