Superficial scald control after delayed treatment of apple fruit with diphenylamine (DPA) and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Jung, Seok Kyu ^a   Watkins, Chris B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Farnesene; Apple; Ethylene; Firmness; Malus x domestica Borkh; Senescent breakdown; Superficial scald

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 48449102826     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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