Ripening of mountain papaya (Vasconcellea pubescens) and ethylene dependence of some ripening events

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-218

  Moya León, María Alejandra ^a   Moya, Mario ^a   Herrera, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

1 MCP; ACC oxidase; Carica pubescens; Ethylene; Ethylene perception

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; CARICA PUBESCENS;

EID: 5344219627     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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