Cytokinins affect fermentation product accumulation, vitamin C reservation and quality of stored broccoli in modified atmosphere packages

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 26, 2008, Pages

  Khalili, F ^a   Shekarchi, M ^b,c   Mostofi, Y ^c   Pirali Hamedani, M ^d   Adib, N ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Food and Drug Control Labs ^*  (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Benzyl adenine cytokinin; Broccoli; Modified atmosphere; Polymeric bags

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZYLADENINE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININ; ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROCCOLI; FERMENTATION; FLORET; HARVESTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGE; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 50649101529     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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