Pre- or post-harvest applications of putrescine and low temperature storage affect fruit ripening and quality of 'Angelino' plum

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1686-1695

  Khan, Ahmad S ^a,c   Singh, Zora ^a   Abbasi, Nadeem A ^a,d   Swinny, Ewald E ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Chemistry Centre Western Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^d PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Prunus salicina; Putrescine; Quality; Ripening; Total antioxidants

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 47549085937     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3265     Document Type: Article

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